vtkGeoTerrain

Section: Visualization Toolkit Geo Vis Classes

Usage

vtkGeoTerrain contains a multi-resolution tree of geometry representing the globe. It uses a vtkGeoSource subclass to generate the terrain, such as vtkGeoGlobeSource. This source must be set before using the terrain in a vtkGeoView. The terrain also contains an AddActors() method which will update the set of actors representing the globe given the current camera position.

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

  obj = vtkGeoTerrain

Methods

The class vtkGeoTerrain 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 vtkGeoTerrain class.