Arbitrary Plane for Cutting

[David Gobbi]

Hi (again) Sathya, 

In the nightly releases there is an example called
vtk/contrib/examples(Tcl|Python)/TextureReslice.(tcl|py).
It demonstrates how to texture map an arbitrary oblique 
slice.

 - David

--David Gobbi, MSc                    dgobbi at irus.rri.on.ca
  Advanced Imaging Research Group
  Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario

On Mon, 13 Sep 1999, Sathya wrote:

> Hi
> 
> I am currently using the following method to extract any axial, coronal and
> sagittal. I use the following method
> 
> vtkImageReader  *reader
> 
> vtkImageClip *imageclip (reader->GetOutput ())
> imageclip->SetExtent (Xmin, Xmax, Ymin , Ymax, Zmin, Zmax)
> 
> vtkPlaneSource *plane
> 
> vtkTexture *texture
> texture->SetTexture (imageclip->GetOutput ())
> 
> vtkPolyDataMapper *pdata
> pdata->SetInput (plane->GetOutput ())
> 
> vtkActor *actor ->SetInput (pdata->GetOutput ())
> actor->SetTexture (texture)
> 
> The problem with this method is the planes are limited to the axes. I am not
> able to extract any arbitrary planes .
> 
> Can somebody help me how to do it.. ?
> 
> Your help on vtkTexture was great .. thanks a lot.
> 
> 
> thanks again
> Sincerely
> Sathya
> 
> Sathya Krishnamurthy
> Res: 317-630-5412
> Off: 317-278-1357
> http://omirf.iusd.iupui.edu/~ksathya
> 
> 
> 
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