vtkAbstractPropPicker

Section: Visualization Toolkit Rendering Classes

Usage

vtkAbstractPropPicker is an abstract superclass for pickers that can pick an instance of vtkProp. Some pickers, like vtkWorldPointPicker (not a subclass of this class), cannot identify the prop that is picked. Subclasses of vtkAbstractPropPicker return a prop in the form of a vtkAssemblyPath when a pick is invoked. Note that an vtkAssemblyPath contain a list of vtkAssemblyNodes, each of which in turn contains a reference to a vtkProp and a 4x4 transformation matrix. The path fully describes the entire pick path, so you can pick assemblies or portions of assemblies, or just grab the tail end of the vtkAssemblyPath (which is the picked prop).

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

  obj = vtkAbstractPropPicker

Methods

The class vtkAbstractPropPicker 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 vtkAbstractPropPicker class.