[vtkusers] Embed VTK in a GUI

Mon Aug 20 10:31:13 EDT 2018

Thanks Andras,

I think I need a full-featured application as my current GUI in Matlab uses
fully features that Matlab provides. Your suggestion was a bit over my head
right now, but it would be extremely useful when I reach that level.

*Manh Ta*
Graduate Research Assistant

Center for Musculoskeletal Research
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Email: dta at vols.utk.edu

On Mon, Aug 20, 2018 at 9:05 PM, Andras Lasso <lasso at queensu.ca> wrote:

> If you need a full-featured application then you may also consider
> customizing/extending existing VTK-based open-source applications that
> embed Python. Using Python scripting, you can build up your application GUI
> from plain low-level Qt widgets and bring in any additional
> application-specific widgets as needed; and access to all the features that
> these application provide. You can build on Paraview for general technical
> visualization, 3D Slicer for medical image computing, etc.
>
> Andras
>
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> My recommendation is to use PySide (https://na01.safelinks.
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> bindings for Qt. I have used Python and PySide (the old one), PyQt4, and
> PyQt5 to maintain a VTK based GUI for many years, they work well together.
> Good luck.
>
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> Subject: [vtkusers] Embed VTK in a GUI
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a computational modeling program that has been written in Matlab. I
> developed a GUI in Matlab and used VTK to visualize and interact
> (transform, cut, deform, etc.,) CAD models. However, Matlab GUI does not
> support embedding VTK, resulting in a separate Matlab GUI and a VTK
> rendering window. I have looked for options to embed VTK in a GUI that
> works similar to 3D Slicer. I know that I can do it in Qt, Python and PyQt,
> Python and Tk, Jave, and C#.
>
> The problem is my program consists of many matrix-based calculations that
> may take a great deal of effort if I develop the program in Qt and C#.
> Python is quite close to Matlab that I think I can develop the program in
> a short period and save time.
>
> For those who have experience in developing an app using VTK and PyQt,
> please let me know I should use VTK and PyQt4 or PyQt5 and why?
>
> Also, if you think Qt or C# can work more efficiently than Python (I don't
> have much experience in Qt), please let me know your thoughts and share
> with me how I can work efficiently with matrices in Qt and C#.
>
> Thanks in advance. I do appreciate any input.
>
> Regards,
> Manh
>
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