vtkIdFilter

Section: Visualization Toolkit Graphics Classes

Usage

vtkIdFilter is a filter to that generates scalars or field data using cell and point ids. That is, the point attribute data scalars or field data are generated from the point ids, and the cell attribute data scalars or field data are generated from the the cell ids.

Typically this filter is used with vtkLabeledDataMapper (and possibly vtkSelectVisiblePoints) to create labels for points and cells, or labels for the point or cell data scalar values.

To create an instance of class vtkIdFilter, simply invoke its constructor as follows

  obj = vtkIdFilter

Methods

The class vtkIdFilter has several methods that can be used. They are listed below. Note that the documentation is translated automatically from the VTK sources, and may not be completely intelligible. When in doubt, consult the VTK website. In the methods listed below, obj is an instance of the vtkIdFilter class.