[vtkusers] Any plan to update the books?

[Bill Lorensen]

Andras,

All of the examples in the VTK Book have been updated and exist here:
https://lorensen.github.io/VTKExamples/site/VTKBookFigures/
Also, Andrew Maclean has provided python versions of the examples.

We also update the IO Formats file here:
https://lorensen.github.io/VTKExamples/site/VTKFileFormats/

We have a project on researchgate.net that provides updates:
https://www.researchgate.net/project/VTK-Examples

Bill

On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 7:56 AM, Berk Geveci <berk.geveci at kitware.com> wrote:
> Just a quick update on this guys. We would love to provide editable versions
> of both books. The challenge is that they are in old Framemaker format and
> we have not had the time to focus on finding a way to generate some form of
> editable content from them. I don't believe exporting to another format from
> Framemaker is a good option. So we have contemplating scraping the PDF for
> content and generating all new images (which Bill Lorensen did to a great
> extent). Will Schroeder has been contemplating doing a new version that is
> interactive on the Web also. If there are folks out there with concrete
> ideas on how to move forward, we would be happy to have everyone engaged in
> finding a way forward.
>
> I have some ideas of my own:
>
> * Combine contents to create one book that is a hybrid textbook / user's
> guide, more focused on teaching visualization as covered by VTK
> * Generate a separate guide with lots of examples that can be translated to
> various languages that VTK supports leveraging content from the book as well
> as VTK examples online. This could be an online thing.
>
> Best,
> -berk
>
>
> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 10:49 AM, Andras Lasso <lasso at queensu.ca> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, the VTK textbook is great and still up-to-date, except specific
>> source code examples. If it was made available in editable form then I’m
>> sure there would be volunteers to update the examples (convert Tcl to Python
>> and update according to VTK API), and maybe describe some notable core
>> changes (pipeline changes, etc).
>>
>>
>>
>> I have never found the VTK User’s Guide particularly suitable for a
>> printed book format. At user guide level online resources (examples, API
>> documentation, etc.) are easier to use, because you can search better, they
>> are hyperlinked, you can copy-paste, etc. Online materials are also easier
>> to keep up-to-date.
>>
>>
>>
>> Andras
>>
>>
>>
>> From: vtkusers <vtkusers-bounces at vtk.org> On Behalf Of David E DeMarle
>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2018 10:39 AM
>> To: Jesse Kinross-Smith <Jesse.Kinross-Smith at bentley.com>
>> Cc: vtkusers at vtk.org
>> Subject: Re: [vtkusers] Any plan to update the books?
>>
>>
>>
>> We don't have any near term plans for an update.
>>
>>
>>
>> The books certainly do need a refresh, including a math reformat for the
>> free online versions, however just about of the techniques described in them
>> are still valid.
>>
>>
>>
>> Most of the code is still valid, with the important exception of a few
>> places in need of  version 5->6 changes. For those refer to
>> https://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/VTK_6_Migration_Guide
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> David E DeMarle
>> Kitware, Inc.
>> Principal Engineer
>> 21 Corporate Drive
>> Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662
>> Phone: 518-881-4909
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 3:42 AM, Jesse Kinross-Smith
>> <Jesse.Kinross-Smith at bentley.com> wrote:
>>
>> Are there any plans to update these books at all?
>>
>> I’d love to get some books to help me learn the ins and outs of VTK for
>> the office, but anything over 5 years old in this industry is usually pretty
>> obsolete I’ve found.
>>
>>
>>
>> Visualization Toolkit: An Object-Oriented Approach to 3D Graphics, 4th
>> Edition - December 1, 2006
>>
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/Visualization-Toolkit-Object-Oriented-Approach-Graphics/dp/193093419X
>>
>>
>>
>> VTK User's Guide Paperback – 11th Ed. March 18, 2010
>>
>> https://www.amazon.com/VTK-Users-Guide-Kitware/dp/1930934238
>>
>>
>>
>> Jesse
>>
>> --
>>
>> Jesse Kinross-Smith
>>
>> Senior Software Engineer - BSW
>>
>> Bentley Systems, Fremantle
>>
>>
>>
>>
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