[vtkusers] Problems with vtkVectorText and vtkFollower in Java

Jeff Lee jeff at cdnorthamerica.com
Tue Dec 10 13:27:32 EST 2002


perhaps you could post some sample code so we can see what you are 
trying to do?
-Jeff

Carlos Martínez Burgos wrote:

>Hi all.
>
>I try to do a grid plane using vtkPlaneSource. I have to put some legend. 
>At first I had tried to include a vtkCubeAxisActor2D but its behaviour is 
>not as I want. I want to assign a number/leter to each axis of the grid. 
>This shows it:
>
>   A B C
>  +-+-+-+
>1 | | | |
>  +-+-+-+
>2 | | | |
>  +-+-+-+
>3 | | | |
>  +-+-+-+
>
>I have tried to use vtkVectorText and vtkFollower but nothing is showed. 
>I'm using the Java wrapper. If I run the Tcl sample programs the text is 
>showed. Even then when I do a "zoom extent" to show all the objects on the 
>renderer, it seems that the actor is there because the extent is bigger 
>that when I don't add the actor.
>
>I have tried not using vtkFollower and I have got the same result.
>
>I have tried other text objects (vtkTextActor) and nothing changes.
>
>This seems there is a problem with texts in Java. Perhaps is because I use 
>Linux. Have you got good results in Windows?
>
>I wish to know if somebody is using java and has got good results showing 
>texts in Linux.
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>  
>




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