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New features in VTK since the 5.2 release include: | New features in VTK since the 5.2 release include: | ||
* Geovis kit | * Geovis kit | ||
* Tree ring / icicle tree views | |||
* Updated Utilities: freetype (now at 2.3.7) | * Updated Utilities: freetype (now at 2.3.7) | ||
* More than [[New54Classes|XX new C++ classes]]. | * More than [[New54Classes|XX new C++ classes]]. | ||
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== API Changes == | == API Changes == | ||
* API to vtkTreeMapView, vtkTreeMapLayout, and vtkTreeMapLayoutStrategy (new in VTK 5.2) have changed slightly as they have been integrated into a larger concept of "area views" (where elements are mapped to 2D areas on the screen). See [http://www.kitware.com/InfovisWiki/index.php/Tree_Area_Views Tree Area Views] for a short description of the new class hierarchy. | |||
** Some methods previously containing the term "Vertex" now contain the term "Area". | |||
** For consistency with other algorithms, methods that specify the input or output arrays of an algorithm have been changed from "Set...Field" to "Set...ArrayName". | |||
** The method SetBorderPercentage in vtkTreeMapView has been replaced with the more general SetShrinkPercentage in the new superclass vtkTreeAreaView. | |||
* vtkSelection is no longer a self-referential data structure that is capable of arbitrary hierarchies. It instead contains a list of vtkSelectionNode objects, which contain the actual selected elements and metadata about each selection. See [http://www.kitware.com/InfovisWiki/index.php/Flat_vtkSelection Flat vtkSelection] for the differences. | |||
== OpenGL requirements == | == OpenGL requirements == | ||
Latest revision as of 15:04, 9 February 2009
Planned Schedule
- Preparation email: January 19, 2008
- Create VTK-5-4 branch: beginning of February, 2009
- Release VTK 5.4.0: as soon after branching as practical according to the dashboards
What's New in VTK 5.4?
New features in VTK since the 5.2 release include:
- Geovis kit
- Tree ring / icicle tree views
- Updated Utilities: freetype (now at 2.3.7)
- More than XX new C++ classes.
- More than YY new C++ tests running on most dashboards
API Changes
- API to vtkTreeMapView, vtkTreeMapLayout, and vtkTreeMapLayoutStrategy (new in VTK 5.2) have changed slightly as they have been integrated into a larger concept of "area views" (where elements are mapped to 2D areas on the screen). See Tree Area Views for a short description of the new class hierarchy.
- Some methods previously containing the term "Vertex" now contain the term "Area".
- For consistency with other algorithms, methods that specify the input or output arrays of an algorithm have been changed from "Set...Field" to "Set...ArrayName".
- The method SetBorderPercentage in vtkTreeMapView has been replaced with the more general SetShrinkPercentage in the new superclass vtkTreeAreaView.
- vtkSelection is no longer a self-referential data structure that is capable of arbitrary hierarchies. It instead contains a list of vtkSelectionNode objects, which contain the actual selected elements and metadata about each selection. See Flat vtkSelection for the differences.
OpenGL requirements
Same as VTK 5.2: See this section in the Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
