[vtkusers] HELP ----OpenGL and VTK

[Saira Saleem Pathan]

hifirst of all thanks for ur email :)Here is in brief what I'm trying to do and on the basis of that kindly guide me whether I'm right or wrong.1. By using VTK , I  have design a prototype i.e  Pre operative surgical tool.2. Now, I need to do some advancement (for example Haptics ) and for Volume Rendering  I will need to move on GPU programming etc.3. OpenGL is very strong and many libraries support OpenGl as u know. 4. However, I m confuse herer and want help. Can I use my OPENGL stuff (i.e in C) and call from VTK(C++). or Can i use directly OPENGL from VTK. As, i have gone through VTK and Yes it does use OPENGL. As u said "VTK deals with OpenGL for you".  So, In Similar manner how can i use my OpenGl (u can say generic code in VTK)/ how can i use direct opengl code with my VTK code.I will so glad if u kindly clear my concept. 
Saira Saleem Pathan
 Ph.D. Student
Univerity of Leeds 
United Kingdom.> Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 15:20:17 +0100> From: andrew.porter at manchester.ac.uk> To: vtkusers at vtk.org> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] HELP ----OpenGL and VTK> > Hi Saira,> > >> This is very basic but I´m very confuse .............can any body help me regarding how can i use OPENGL code( written is C) with VTK> >> I know this is very basic but very important to me. > >> Can anybody guide me or some sample code ( just to see how it works)> >> I will really appreciate ur response :)> >>> One of the advantages of using VTK is that it deals with OpenGL for you > so that you don't have to.  Could you give a bit more background on what > you are trying to do?> > Cheers,> > Andrew.> > -- > > Dr Andrew Porter> School of Chemistry, University of Manchester,> Manchester Interdisciplinary Biocentre,> 131 Princess Street,> Manchester, M1 7DN.> > e: andrew dot porter at manchester dot ac dot uk> t: +44 (0)161 306 2715> _______________________________________________> This is the private VTK discussion list. > Please keep messages on-topic. Check the FAQ at: http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK_FAQ> Follow this link to subscribe/unsubscribe:> http://www.vtk.org/mailman/listinfo/vtkusers
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