vtkLeaderActor2D

Section: Visualization Toolkit Rendering Classes

Usage

vtkLeaderActor2D creates a leader with an optional label and arrows. (A leader is typically used to indicate distance between points.) vtkLeaderActor2D is a type of vtkActor2D; that is, it is drawn on the overlay plane and is not occluded by 3D geometry. To use this class, you typically specify two points defining the start and end points of the line (x-y definition using vtkCoordinate class), whether to place arrows on one or both end points, and whether to label the leader. Also, this class has a special feature that allows curved leaders to be created by specifying a radius.

Use the vtkLeaderActor2D uses its superclass vtkActor2D instance variables Position and Position2 vtkCoordinates to place an instance of vtkLeaderActor2D (i.e., these two data members represent the start and end points of the leader). Using these vtkCoordinates you can specify the position of the leader in a variety of coordinate systems.

To control the appearance of the actor, use the superclasses vtkActor2D::vtkProperty2D and the vtkTextProperty objects associated with this actor.

To create an instance of class vtkLeaderActor2D, simply invoke its constructor as follows

  obj = vtkLeaderActor2D

Methods

The class vtkLeaderActor2D 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 vtkLeaderActor2D class.