vtkRecursiveSphereDirectionEncoder

Section: Visualization Toolkit Volume Rendering Classes

Usage

vtkRecursiveSphereDirectionEncoder is a direction encoder which uses the vertices of a recursive subdivision of an octahedron (with the vertices pushed out onto the surface of an enclosing sphere) to encode directions into a two byte value.

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

  obj = vtkRecursiveSphereDirectionEncoder

Methods

The class vtkRecursiveSphereDirectionEncoder 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 vtkRecursiveSphereDirectionEncoder class.