[vtkusers] How do you get to GUI interface

[David Doria]

On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 5:35 AM, Marion Brooks-Bartlett
<m.brooks-bartlett at ucl.ac.uk> wrote:
> Silly question, but after downloading the package on linux, I have
> compiled and been able to build the examples of VTK using the ccmake
> option (and that interactive interface that changes some parameters etc.)
> but I don't know how to the see the GUI interface like how it is on the
> websites- that shows all the visuals etc.
>
> Can I just get a quick step-by-step of how to get to this because I'm
> quite new to Linux and always have a problem when installing new software
> so I could have skipped a very important step since I dont have the
> Cmake.. .exe file (I can't remember what it's supposed to be called
> exactly)
>
> Thank you,
> Marion

VTK is just a library - there is no "interface". You have to write
your own code and then run it before you see anything. I suggest you
start with something like this:

http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/Examples/Cxx/GeometricObjects/Sphere

David