[IGSTK-Developers] View refactoring- Camera control

[Ziv Yaniv]

Hi all,

Given Frank's comments on synchronization I think we should look at a 
new submission to the insight journal that describes such a framework 
using VTK:
"vtkINRIA3D: A VTK Extension for Spatiotemporal Data Synchronization, 
Visualization and Management", 
http://www.insight-journal.org/InsightJournalManager/view_reviews.php?back=publications.php%3Fjournalid%3D8%26order%3Drating%26revision_display%3Dcombined&pubid=164

                      Ziv

P.S. When you google (feeling lucky) "insight journal" you get the 
following http://www.dharma.org/ij/index.htm


Frank Lindseth wrote:
> Hi Andinet,
> 
> This looks very good.
> Ideally the re-factoring of the ImageSliceRep. should be done first in 
> order to see the needed functionality to display oblique slices in an 
> optimal way for example, but I guess most things can be done using these 
> methods. 
> 
> Just a little note, in our present system the surgeon can "set" the view 
> in the 3D scene using a tool/pointer: The view follows the tool (or 
> guide wire)  in real time, and when a good view is found the view can be 
> "freezed" or saved. In order to do this (just by using the axes of the 
> tool) it would be nice to have a RequestSetViewDirection too.
> 
> And while talking about the view class re-factoring:
> I'm hoping that a good synchronization scheme can be build into the 
> view-class (for croshair positioning for example) :
> - Synchronization between the three different views (e.g. axial, coronal 
> and sagital) for a single volume.
> - Synchronization between corresponding views from different volumes.
> - Synchronization between the "2D and 3D display" of the same slice.
> - etc.
> 
> Regards,
> Frank 
> 
> 
> On Jul 5, 2007, at 9:02 PM, Andinet Enquobahrie wrote:
> 
>> Team,
>>
>> One of the main weaknesses of the view classes is lack of camera 
>> control as
>> pointed out by several people. As part of the view class refactoring 
>> effort,
>> I will be adding Request methods that provide control of  some of the 
>> camera
>> parameters to the user.
>>
>> I am proposing to add the following methods
>>
>> // Set camera position
>> RequestSetPosition(double x., double y, double z);
>>
>> //Set focal point coordinates
>> RequestSetFocalPoint( double x, double y, double z);
>>
>> //Set view vector up
>> RequestSetViewUp( double vx, double vy, double vz);
>>
>> //Set clipping range
>> RequestSetClippingRange( double dNear, double dFar);
>>
>> //Set parallel projection on
>> RequestSetParallelProjectionOn( );
>>
>> //Set perspective projection on
>> RequestSetPerspectiveProjectionOn()
>>
>> Let me know if you see the need to have control of
>> other parameters of the camera.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -Andinet
>>
>> -- 
>> ==========================================================
>> Andinet A. Enquobahrie, PhD
>> R&D Engineer
>> Kitware Inc.
>>
>> 28 Corporate Drive
>> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
>> Phone: 518-371-3971 x124
>> www.kitware.com
>>
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> IGSTK-Developers mailing list
>> IGSTK-Developers at public.kitware.com 
>> <mailto:IGSTK-Developers at public.kitware.com>
>> http://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/igstk-developers
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
> Frank Lindseth
> Research Scientist (PhD)
> 
> SINTEF Health Research
> Dept. Medical Technology
> N-7465 Trondheim, Norway
> Location: Olav Kyrres gt. 9, 4th floor, Trondheim
> 
> E-mail: Frank.Lindseth at sintef.no <mailto:thomas.lango at sintef.no>
> Telephone: +47 928 09 372
> Telefax: +47 930 70 800
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> _______________________________________________
> IGSTK-Developers mailing list
> IGSTK-Developers at public.kitware.com
> http://public.kitware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/igstk-developers


-- 
Ziv Yaniv, PhD., Research Assistant Professor
Imaging Science and Information Systems (ISIS) Center
Department of Radiology
Georgetown University Medical Center
2115 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 603
Washington, DC, 20007,

Phone: +1-202-687-7286
Fax: +1-202-784-3479
email: zivy at isis.imac.georgetown.edu
web: http://isiswiki.georgetown.edu/zivy/