a virtual camera for 3D rendering More...

#include <vtkCamera.h>

Inheritance diagram for vtkCamera:

Collaboration diagram for vtkCamera:

Public Types
typedef vtkObject	Superclass

Public Member Functions
virtual vtkTypeBool	IsA (const char *type)
	Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. More...

vtkCamera *	NewInstance () const

void	PrintSelf (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent) override
	Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...

void	OrthogonalizeViewUp ()
	Recompute the ViewUp vector to force it to be perpendicular to camera->focalpoint vector. More...

void	SetDistance (double)
	Move the focal point so that it is the specified distance from the camera position. More...

void	Dolly (double value)
	Divide the camera's distance from the focal point by the given dolly value. More...

void	Roll (double angle)
	Rotate the camera about the direction of projection. More...

void	Azimuth (double angle)
	Rotate the camera about the view up vector centered at the focal point. More...

void	Yaw (double angle)
	Rotate the focal point about the view up vector, using the camera's position as the center of rotation. More...

void	Elevation (double angle)
	Rotate the camera about the cross product of the negative of the direction of projection and the view up vector, using the focal point as the center of rotation. More...

void	Pitch (double angle)
	Rotate the focal point about the cross product of the view up vector and the direction of projection, using the camera's position as the center of rotation. More...

void	Zoom (double factor)
	In perspective mode, decrease the view angle by the specified factor. More...

void	SetObliqueAngles (double alpha, double beta)
	Get/Set the oblique viewing angles. More...

void	ApplyTransform (vtkTransform *t)
	Apply a transform to the camera. More...

void	GetEyePlaneNormal (double normal[3])
	Get normal vector from eye to screen rotated by EyeTransformMatrix. More...

void	SetEyeTransformMatrix (const double elements[16])
	Set the eye transform matrix. More...

void	SetModelTransformMatrix (const double elements[16])
	Set model transformation matrix. More...

virtual vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetModelViewTransformMatrix ()
	Return the model view matrix of model view transform. More...

virtual vtkTransform *	GetModelViewTransformObject ()
	Return the model view transform. More...

virtual vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetViewTransformMatrix ()
	For backward compatibility. More...

virtual vtkTransform *	GetViewTransformObject ()
	For backward compatibility. More...

virtual vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetProjectionTransformMatrix (double aspect, double nearz, double farz)
	Return the projection transform matrix, which converts from camera coordinates to viewport coordinates. More...

virtual vtkPerspectiveTransform *	GetProjectionTransformObject (double aspect, double nearz, double farz)
	Return the projection transform matrix, which converts from camera coordinates to viewport coordinates. More...

virtual vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetCompositeProjectionTransformMatrix (double aspect, double nearz, double farz)
	Return the concatenation of the ViewTransform and the ProjectionTransform. More...

virtual vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetProjectionTransformMatrix (vtkRenderer *ren)
	Return the projection transform matrix, which converts from camera coordinates to viewport coordinates. More...

virtual void	Render (vtkRenderer *)
	This method causes the camera to set up whatever is required for viewing the scene. More...

vtkMTimeType	GetViewingRaysMTime ()
	Return the MTime that concerns recomputing the view rays of the camera. More...

void	ViewingRaysModified ()
	Mark that something has changed which requires the view rays to be recomputed. More...

virtual void	GetFrustumPlanes (double aspect, double planes[24])
	Get the plane equations that bound the view frustum. More...

void	ComputeViewPlaneNormal ()
	This method is called automatically whenever necessary, it should never be used outside of vtkCamera.cxx. More...

vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetCameraLightTransformMatrix ()
	Returns a transformation matrix for a coordinate frame attached to the camera, where the camera is located at (0, 0, 1) looking at the focal point at (0, 0, 0), with up being (0, 1, 0). More...

virtual void	UpdateViewport (vtkRenderer *vtkNotUsed(ren))
	Update the viewport. More...

void	ShallowCopy (vtkCamera *source)
	Copy the properties of `source' into `this'. More...

void	DeepCopy (vtkCamera *source)
	Copy the properties of `source' into `this'. More...


void	SetPosition (double x, double y, double z)
	Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates. More...

void	SetPosition (const double a[3])
	Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates. More...

virtual double *	GetPosition ()
	Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates. More...

virtual void	GetPosition (double &, double &, double &)
	Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates. More...

virtual void	GetPosition (double[3])
	Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates. More...


void	SetFocalPoint (double x, double y, double z)
	Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates. More...

void	SetFocalPoint (const double a[3])
	Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates. More...

virtual double *	GetFocalPoint ()
	Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates. More...

virtual void	GetFocalPoint (double &, double &, double &)
	Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates. More...

virtual void	GetFocalPoint (double[3])
	Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates. More...


void	SetViewUp (double vx, double vy, double vz)
	Set/Get the view up direction for the camera. More...

void	SetViewUp (const double a[3])
	Set/Get the view up direction for the camera. More...

virtual double *	GetViewUp ()
	Set/Get the view up direction for the camera. More...

virtual void	GetViewUp (double &, double &, double &)
	Set/Get the view up direction for the camera. More...

virtual void	GetViewUp (double[3])
	Set/Get the view up direction for the camera. More...


virtual double	GetDistance ()
	Return the distance from the camera position to the focal point. More...


virtual double *	GetDirectionOfProjection ()
	Get the vector in the direction from the camera position to the focal point. More...

virtual void	GetDirectionOfProjection (double &, double &, double &)
	Get the vector in the direction from the camera position to the focal point. More...

virtual void	GetDirectionOfProjection (double[3])
	Get the vector in the direction from the camera position to the focal point. More...


void	SetRoll (double angle)
	Set the roll angle of the camera about the direction of projection. More...

double	GetRoll ()
	Set the roll angle of the camera about the direction of projection. More...


void	SetParallelProjection (vtkTypeBool flag)
	Set/Get the value of the ParallelProjection instance variable. More...

virtual vtkTypeBool	GetParallelProjection ()
	Set/Get the value of the ParallelProjection instance variable. More...

virtual void	ParallelProjectionOn ()
	Set/Get the value of the ParallelProjection instance variable. More...

virtual void	ParallelProjectionOff ()
	Set/Get the value of the ParallelProjection instance variable. More...


void	SetUseHorizontalViewAngle (vtkTypeBool flag)
	Set/Get the value of the UseHorizontalViewAngle instance variable. More...

virtual vtkTypeBool	GetUseHorizontalViewAngle ()
	Set/Get the value of the UseHorizontalViewAngle instance variable. More...

virtual void	UseHorizontalViewAngleOn ()
	Set/Get the value of the UseHorizontalViewAngle instance variable. More...

virtual void	UseHorizontalViewAngleOff ()
	Set/Get the value of the UseHorizontalViewAngle instance variable. More...


void	SetViewAngle (double angle)
	Set/Get the camera view angle, which is the angular height of the camera view measured in degrees. More...

virtual double	GetViewAngle ()
	Set/Get the camera view angle, which is the angular height of the camera view measured in degrees. More...


void	SetParallelScale (double scale)
	Set/Get the scaling used for a parallel projection, i.e. More...

virtual double	GetParallelScale ()
	Set/Get the scaling used for a parallel projection, i.e. More...


void	SetClippingRange (double dNear, double dFar)
	Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection. More...

void	SetClippingRange (const double a[2])
	Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection. More...

virtual double *	GetClippingRange ()
	Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection. More...

virtual void	GetClippingRange (double &, double &)
	Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection. More...

virtual void	GetClippingRange (double[2])
	Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection. More...


void	SetThickness (double)
	Set the distance between clipping planes. More...

virtual double	GetThickness ()
	Set the distance between clipping planes. More...


void	SetWindowCenter (double x, double y)
	Set/Get the center of the window in viewport coordinates. More...

virtual double *	GetWindowCenter ()
	Set/Get the center of the window in viewport coordinates. More...

virtual void	GetWindowCenter (double &, double &)
	Set/Get the center of the window in viewport coordinates. More...

virtual void	GetWindowCenter (double[2])
	Set/Get the center of the window in viewport coordinates. More...


virtual double *	GetViewPlaneNormal ()
	Get the ViewPlaneNormal. More...

virtual void	GetViewPlaneNormal (double &, double &, double &)
	Get the ViewPlaneNormal. More...

virtual void	GetViewPlaneNormal (double[3])
	Get the ViewPlaneNormal. More...


void	SetViewShear (double dxdz, double dydz, double center)
	Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum. More...

void	SetViewShear (double d[3])
	Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum. More...

virtual double *	GetViewShear ()
	Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum. More...

virtual void	GetViewShear (double &, double &, double &)
	Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum. More...

virtual void	GetViewShear (double[3])
	Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum. More...


virtual void	SetEyeAngle (double)
	Set/Get the separation between eyes (in degrees). More...

virtual double	GetEyeAngle ()
	Set/Get the separation between eyes (in degrees). More...


virtual void	SetFocalDisk (double)
	Set the size of the cameras lens in world coordinates. More...

virtual double	GetFocalDisk ()
	Set the size of the cameras lens in world coordinates. More...


virtual void	SetUseOffAxisProjection (vtkTypeBool)
	Set/Get use offaxis frustum. More...

virtual vtkTypeBool	GetUseOffAxisProjection ()
	Set/Get use offaxis frustum. More...

virtual void	UseOffAxisProjectionOn ()
	Set/Get use offaxis frustum. More...

virtual void	UseOffAxisProjectionOff ()
	Set/Get use offaxis frustum. More...


virtual void	SetScreenBottomLeft (double, double, double)
	Set/Get top left corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	SetScreenBottomLeft (double[3])
	Set/Get top left corner point of the screen. More...

virtual double *	GetScreenBottomLeft ()
	Set/Get top left corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	GetScreenBottomLeft (double &, double &, double &)
	Set/Get top left corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	GetScreenBottomLeft (double[3])
	Set/Get top left corner point of the screen. More...


virtual void	SetScreenBottomRight (double, double, double)
	Set/Get bottom left corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	SetScreenBottomRight (double[3])
	Set/Get bottom left corner point of the screen. More...

virtual double *	GetScreenBottomRight ()
	Set/Get bottom left corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	GetScreenBottomRight (double &, double &, double &)
	Set/Get bottom left corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	GetScreenBottomRight (double[3])
	Set/Get bottom left corner point of the screen. More...


virtual void	SetScreenTopRight (double, double, double)
	Set/Get top right corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	SetScreenTopRight (double[3])
	Set/Get top right corner point of the screen. More...

virtual double *	GetScreenTopRight ()
	Set/Get top right corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	GetScreenTopRight (double &, double &, double &)
	Set/Get top right corner point of the screen. More...

virtual void	GetScreenTopRight (double[3])
	Set/Get top right corner point of the screen. More...


virtual void	SetEyeSeparation (double)
	Set/Get distance between the eyes. More...

virtual double	GetEyeSeparation ()
	Set/Get distance between the eyes. More...


void	SetEyePosition (double eyePosition[3])
	Set/Get the eye position (center point between two eyes). More...

void	GetEyePosition (double eyePosition[3])
	Set/Get the eye position (center point between two eyes). More...


void	SetEyeTransformMatrix (vtkMatrix4x4 *matrix)
	Set/Get eye transformation matrix. More...

virtual vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetEyeTransformMatrix ()
	Set/Get eye transformation matrix. More...


void	SetModelTransformMatrix (vtkMatrix4x4 *matrix)
	Set/Get model transformation matrix. More...

virtual vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetModelTransformMatrix ()
	Set/Get model transformation matrix. More...


virtual void	SetExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix (vtkMatrix4x4 *)
	Set/get an explicit 4x4 projection matrix to use, rather than computing one from other state variables. More...

virtual vtkMatrix4x4 *	GetExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix ()
	Set/get an explicit 4x4 projection matrix to use, rather than computing one from other state variables. More...


virtual void	SetUseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix (bool)
	If true, the ExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is used for the projection transformation, rather than computing a transform from internal state. More...

virtual bool	GetUseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix ()
	If true, the ExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is used for the projection transformation, rather than computing a transform from internal state. More...

virtual void	UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrixOn ()
	If true, the ExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is used for the projection transformation, rather than computing a transform from internal state. More...

virtual void	UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrixOff ()
	If true, the ExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is used for the projection transformation, rather than computing a transform from internal state. More...


void	SetUserViewTransform (vtkHomogeneousTransform *transform)
	In addition to the instance variables such as position and orientation, you can add an additional transformation for your own use. More...

virtual vtkHomogeneousTransform *	GetUserViewTransform ()
	In addition to the instance variables such as position and orientation, you can add an additional transformation for your own use. More...


void	SetUserTransform (vtkHomogeneousTransform *transform)
	In addition to the instance variables such as position and orientation, you can add an additional transformation for your own use. More...

virtual vtkHomogeneousTransform *	GetUserTransform ()
	In addition to the instance variables such as position and orientation, you can add an additional transformation for your own use. More...


double *	GetOrientation ()
	Get the orientation of the camera. More...

double *	GetOrientationWXYZ ()
	Get the orientation of the camera. More...


virtual void	SetLeftEye (int)
	Set the Left Eye setting. More...

virtual int	GetLeftEye ()
	Set the Left Eye setting. More...


virtual void	SetFreezeFocalPoint (bool)
	Set/Get the value of the FreezeDolly instance variable. More...

virtual bool	GetFreezeFocalPoint ()
	Set/Get the value of the FreezeDolly instance variable. More...


virtual void	SetUseScissor (bool)
	Enable/Disable the scissor. More...

virtual bool	GetUseScissor ()
	Enable/Disable the scissor. More...


void	SetScissorRect (vtkRecti scissorRect)
	Set/Get the vtkRect value of the scissor. More...

void	GetScissorRect (vtkRecti &scissorRect)
	Set/Get the vtkRect value of the scissor. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
	vtkBaseTypeMacro (vtkObject, vtkObjectBase)

virtual void	DebugOn ()
	Turn debugging output on. More...

virtual void	DebugOff ()
	Turn debugging output off. More...

bool	GetDebug ()
	Get the value of the debug flag. More...

void	SetDebug (bool debugFlag)
	Set the value of the debug flag. More...

virtual void	Modified ()
	Update the modification time for this object. More...

virtual vtkMTimeType	GetMTime ()
	Return this object's modified time. More...

void	RemoveObserver (unsigned long tag)

void	RemoveObservers (unsigned long event)

void	RemoveObservers (const char *event)

void	RemoveAllObservers ()

vtkTypeBool	HasObserver (unsigned long event)

vtkTypeBool	HasObserver (const char *event)

int	InvokeEvent (unsigned long event)

int	InvokeEvent (const char *event)

unsigned long	AddObserver (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *, float priority=0.0f)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

unsigned long	AddObserver (const char event, vtkCommand , float priority=0.0f)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

vtkCommand *	GetCommand (unsigned long tag)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

void	RemoveObserver (vtkCommand *)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

void	RemoveObservers (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

void	RemoveObservers (const char event, vtkCommand )
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

vtkTypeBool	HasObserver (unsigned long event, vtkCommand *)
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

vtkTypeBool	HasObserver (const char event, vtkCommand )
	Allow people to add/remove/invoke observers (callbacks) to any VTK object. More...

template<class U , class T >
unsigned long	AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, void(T::*callback)(), float priority=0.0f)
	Overloads to AddObserver that allow developers to add class member functions as callbacks for events. More...

template<class U , class T >
unsigned long	AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, void(T::callback)(vtkObject , unsigned long, void *), float priority=0.0f)
	Overloads to AddObserver that allow developers to add class member functions as callbacks for events. More...

template<class U , class T >
unsigned long	AddObserver (unsigned long event, U observer, bool(T::callback)(vtkObject , unsigned long, void *), float priority=0.0f)
	Allow user to set the AbortFlagOn() with the return value of the callback method. More...

int	InvokeEvent (unsigned long event, void *callData)
	This method invokes an event and return whether the event was aborted or not. More...

int	InvokeEvent (const char event, void callData)
	This method invokes an event and return whether the event was aborted or not. More...

Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
const char *	GetClassName () const
	Return the class name as a string. More...

virtual void	Delete ()
	Delete a VTK object. More...

virtual void	FastDelete ()
	Delete a reference to this object. More...

void	InitializeObjectBase ()

void	Print (ostream &os)
	Print an object to an ostream. More...

virtual void	Register (vtkObjectBase *o)
	Increase the reference count (mark as used by another object). More...

virtual void	UnRegister (vtkObjectBase *o)
	Decrease the reference count (release by another object). More...

int	GetReferenceCount ()
	Return the current reference count of this object. More...

void	SetReferenceCount (int)
	Sets the reference count. More...

void	PrintRevisions (ostream &)
	Legacy. More...

virtual void	PrintHeader (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
	Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...

virtual void	PrintTrailer (ostream &os, vtkIndent indent)
	Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses. More...

Static Public Member Functions
static vtkTypeBool	IsTypeOf (const char *type)

static vtkCamera *	SafeDownCast (vtkObjectBase *o)

static vtkCamera *	New ()
	Construct camera instance with its focal point at the origin, and position=(0,0,1). More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
static vtkObject *	New ()
	Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on. More...

static void	BreakOnError ()
	This method is called when vtkErrorMacro executes. More...

static void	SetGlobalWarningDisplay (int val)
	This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...

static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOn ()
	This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...

static void	GlobalWarningDisplayOff ()
	This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...

static int	GetGlobalWarningDisplay ()
	This is a global flag that controls whether any debug, warning or error messages are displayed. More...

Static Public Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
static vtkTypeBool	IsTypeOf (const char *name)
	Return 1 if this class type is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class. More...

static vtkObjectBase *	New ()
	Create an object with Debug turned off, modified time initialized to zero, and reference counting on. More...

Protected Member Functions
virtual vtkObjectBase *	NewInstanceInternal () const

	vtkCamera ()

	~vtkCamera () override

virtual void	ComputeProjectionTransform (double aspect, double nearz, double farz)
	These methods should only be used within vtkCamera.cxx. More...

void	ComputeCompositeProjectionTransform (double aspect, double nearz, double farz)
	These methods should only be used within vtkCamera.cxx. More...

void	ComputeCameraLightTransform ()

void	ComputeWorldToScreenMatrix ()
	Given screen screen top, bottom left and top right calculate screen rotation. More...

void	ComputeOffAxisProjectionFrustum ()
	Compute and use frustum using offaxis method. More...

void	ComputeModelViewMatrix ()
	Compute model view matrix for the camera. More...

void	PartialCopy (vtkCamera *source)
	Copy the ivars. More...


void	ComputeDistance ()
	These methods should only be used within vtkCamera.cxx. More...

virtual void	ComputeViewTransform ()
	These methods should only be used within vtkCamera.cxx. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObject
	vtkObject ()

	~vtkObject () override

void	RegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check) override

void	UnRegisterInternal (vtkObjectBase *, vtkTypeBool check) override

void	InternalGrabFocus (vtkCommand mouseEvents, vtkCommand keypressEvents=nullptr)
	These methods allow a command to exclusively grab all events. More...

void	InternalReleaseFocus ()
	These methods allow a command to exclusively grab all events. More...

Protected Member Functions inherited from vtkObjectBase
	vtkObjectBase ()

virtual	~vtkObjectBase ()

virtual void	CollectRevisions (ostream &)

virtual void	ReportReferences (vtkGarbageCollector *)

	vtkObjectBase (const vtkObjectBase &)

void	operator= (const vtkObjectBase &)

Protected Attributes
double	WindowCenter [2]

double	ObliqueAngles [2]

double	FocalPoint [3]

double	Position [3]

double	ViewUp [3]

double	ViewAngle

double	ClippingRange [2]

double	EyeAngle

vtkTypeBool	ParallelProjection

double	ParallelScale

int	Stereo

int	LeftEye

double	Thickness

double	Distance

double	DirectionOfProjection [3]

double	ViewPlaneNormal [3]

double	ViewShear [3]

vtkTypeBool	UseHorizontalViewAngle

vtkTypeBool	UseOffAxisProjection

double	ScreenBottomLeft [3]

double	ScreenBottomRight [3]

double	ScreenTopRight [3]

double	EyeSeparation

vtkMatrix4x4 *	WorldToScreenMatrix

vtkTimeStamp	WorldToScreenMatrixMTime

vtkMatrix4x4 *	EyeTransformMatrix

vtkMatrix4x4 *	ModelTransformMatrix

vtkHomogeneousTransform *	UserTransform

vtkHomogeneousTransform *	UserViewTransform

vtkMatrix4x4 *	ExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix

bool	UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix

vtkTransform *	ViewTransform

vtkPerspectiveTransform *	ProjectionTransform

vtkPerspectiveTransform *	Transform

vtkTransform *	CameraLightTransform

vtkTransform *	ModelViewTransform

double	FocalDisk

vtkCameraCallbackCommand *	UserViewTransformCallbackCommand

vtkTimeStamp	ViewingRaysMTime

bool	FreezeFocalPoint

bool	UseScissor

vtkRecti	ScissorRect

Protected Attributes inherited from vtkObject
bool	Debug

vtkTimeStamp	MTime

vtkSubjectHelper *	SubjectHelper

Protected Attributes inherited from vtkObjectBase
vtkAtomicInt32	ReferenceCount

vtkWeakPointerBase **	WeakPointers

Friends
class	vtkCameraCallbackCommand

Detailed Description

a virtual camera for 3D rendering

vtkCamera is a virtual camera for 3D rendering. It provides methods to position and orient the view point and focal point. Convenience methods for moving about the focal point also are provided. More complex methods allow the manipulation of the computer graphics model including view up vector, clipping planes, and camera perspective.

See also: vtkPerspectiveTransform

Examples:: vtkCamera (Examples)

Tests:: vtkCamera (Tests)

Definition at line 50 of file vtkCamera.h.

Member Typedef Documentation

typedef vtkObject vtkCamera::Superclass

Definition at line 53 of file vtkCamera.h.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

vtkCamera::vtkCamera ( )

protected

vtkCamera::~vtkCamera ( )

overrideprotected

Member Function Documentation

static vtkTypeBool vtkCamera::IsTypeOf ( const char * type )

static

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkCamera::IsA ( const char * name )

virtual

Return 1 if this class is the same type of (or a subclass of) the named class.

Returns 0 otherwise. This method works in combination with vtkTypeMacro found in vtkSetGet.h.

Reimplemented from vtkObjectBase.

Reimplemented in vtkOpenVRCamera, vtkOpenGLCamera, and vtkExternalOpenGLCamera.

static vtkCamera* vtkCamera::SafeDownCast ( vtkObjectBase * o )

static

virtual vtkObjectBase* vtkCamera::NewInstanceInternal ( ) const

protectedvirtual

Reimplemented in vtkOpenVRCamera, vtkOpenGLCamera, and vtkExternalOpenGLCamera.

vtkCamera* vtkCamera::NewInstance ( ) const

void vtkCamera::PrintSelf	(	ostream &	os,
		vtkIndent	indent
	)

overridevirtual

Methods invoked by print to print information about the object including superclasses.

Typically not called by the user (use Print() instead) but used in the hierarchical print process to combine the output of several classes.

Reimplemented from vtkObject.

Reimplemented in vtkOpenVRCamera, vtkOpenGLCamera, and vtkExternalOpenGLCamera.

static vtkCamera* vtkCamera::New ( )

static

Construct camera instance with its focal point at the origin, and position=(0,0,1).

The view up is along the y-axis, view angle is 30 degrees, and the clipping range is (.1,1000).

void vtkCamera::SetPosition	(	double	x,
		double	y,
		double	z
	)

Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates.

The default position is (0,0,1).

void vtkCamera::SetPosition ( const double a[3] )

inline

Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates.

The default position is (0,0,1).

Definition at line 69 of file vtkCamera.h.

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetPosition ( )

virtual

Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates.

The default position is (0,0,1).

virtual void vtkCamera::GetPosition	(	double &	,
		double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates.

The default position is (0,0,1).

virtual void vtkCamera::GetPosition ( double [3] )

virtual

Set/Get the position of the camera in world coordinates.

The default position is (0,0,1).

void vtkCamera::SetFocalPoint	(	double	x,
		double	y,
		double	z
	)

Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates.

The default focal point is the origin.

void vtkCamera::SetFocalPoint ( const double a[3] )

inline

Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates.

The default focal point is the origin.

Definition at line 80 of file vtkCamera.h.

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetFocalPoint ( )

virtual

Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates.

The default focal point is the origin.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetFocalPoint	(	double &	,
		double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates.

The default focal point is the origin.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetFocalPoint ( double [3] )

virtual

Set/Get the focal of the camera in world coordinates.

The default focal point is the origin.

void vtkCamera::SetViewUp	(	double	vx,
		double	vy,
		double	vz
	)

Set/Get the view up direction for the camera.

The default is (0,1,0).

void vtkCamera::SetViewUp ( const double a[3] )

inline

Set/Get the view up direction for the camera.

The default is (0,1,0).

Definition at line 91 of file vtkCamera.h.

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetViewUp ( )

virtual

Set/Get the view up direction for the camera.

The default is (0,1,0).

virtual void vtkCamera::GetViewUp	(	double &	,
		double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Set/Get the view up direction for the camera.

The default is (0,1,0).

virtual void vtkCamera::GetViewUp ( double [3] )

virtual

Set/Get the view up direction for the camera.

The default is (0,1,0).

void vtkCamera::OrthogonalizeViewUp ( )

Recompute the ViewUp vector to force it to be perpendicular to camera->focalpoint vector.

Unless you are going to use Yaw or Azimuth on the camera, there is no need to do this.

void vtkCamera::SetDistance ( double )

Move the focal point so that it is the specified distance from the camera position.

This distance must be positive.

virtual double vtkCamera::GetDistance ( )

virtual

Return the distance from the camera position to the focal point.

This distance is positive.

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetDirectionOfProjection ( )

virtual

Get the vector in the direction from the camera position to the focal point.

This is usually the opposite of the ViewPlaneNormal, the vector perpendicular to the screen, unless the view is oblique.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetDirectionOfProjection	(	double &	,
		double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Get the vector in the direction from the camera position to the focal point.

This is usually the opposite of the ViewPlaneNormal, the vector perpendicular to the screen, unless the view is oblique.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetDirectionOfProjection ( double [3] )

virtual

Get the vector in the direction from the camera position to the focal point.

This is usually the opposite of the ViewPlaneNormal, the vector perpendicular to the screen, unless the view is oblique.

void vtkCamera::Dolly ( double value )

Divide the camera's distance from the focal point by the given dolly value.

Use a value greater than one to dolly-in toward the focal point, and use a value less than one to dolly-out away from the focal point.

void vtkCamera::SetRoll ( double angle )

Set the roll angle of the camera about the direction of projection.

double vtkCamera::GetRoll ( )

Set the roll angle of the camera about the direction of projection.

void vtkCamera::Roll ( double angle )

Rotate the camera about the direction of projection.

This will spin the camera about its axis.

void vtkCamera::Azimuth ( double angle )

Rotate the camera about the view up vector centered at the focal point.

Note that the view up vector is whatever was set via SetViewUp, and is not necessarily perpendicular to the direction of projection. The result is a horizontal rotation of the camera.

void vtkCamera::Yaw ( double angle )

Rotate the focal point about the view up vector, using the camera's position as the center of rotation.

Note that the view up vector is whatever was set via SetViewUp, and is not necessarily perpendicular to the direction of projection. The result is a horizontal rotation of the scene.

void vtkCamera::Elevation ( double angle )

Rotate the camera about the cross product of the negative of the direction of projection and the view up vector, using the focal point as the center of rotation.

The result is a vertical rotation of the scene.

void vtkCamera::Pitch ( double angle )

Rotate the focal point about the cross product of the view up vector and the direction of projection, using the camera's position as the center of rotation.

The result is a vertical rotation of the camera.

void vtkCamera::SetParallelProjection ( vtkTypeBool flag )

Set/Get the value of the ParallelProjection instance variable.

This determines if the camera should do a perspective or parallel projection.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkCamera::GetParallelProjection ( )

virtual

Set/Get the value of the ParallelProjection instance variable.

This determines if the camera should do a perspective or parallel projection.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::ParallelProjectionOn ( )

virtual

Set/Get the value of the ParallelProjection instance variable.

This determines if the camera should do a perspective or parallel projection.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::ParallelProjectionOff ( )

virtual

Set/Get the value of the ParallelProjection instance variable.

This determines if the camera should do a perspective or parallel projection.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetUseHorizontalViewAngle ( vtkTypeBool flag )

Set/Get the value of the UseHorizontalViewAngle instance variable.

If set, the camera's view angle represents a horizontal view angle, rather than the default vertical view angle. This is useful if the application uses a display device which whose specs indicate a particular horizontal view angle, or if the application varies the window height but wants to keep the perspective transform unchanges.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkCamera::GetUseHorizontalViewAngle ( )

virtual

Set/Get the value of the UseHorizontalViewAngle instance variable.

If set, the camera's view angle represents a horizontal view angle, rather than the default vertical view angle. This is useful if the application uses a display device which whose specs indicate a particular horizontal view angle, or if the application varies the window height but wants to keep the perspective transform unchanges.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::UseHorizontalViewAngleOn ( )

virtual

Set/Get the value of the UseHorizontalViewAngle instance variable.

If set, the camera's view angle represents a horizontal view angle, rather than the default vertical view angle. This is useful if the application uses a display device which whose specs indicate a particular horizontal view angle, or if the application varies the window height but wants to keep the perspective transform unchanges.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::UseHorizontalViewAngleOff ( )

virtual

Set/Get the value of the UseHorizontalViewAngle instance variable.

If set, the camera's view angle represents a horizontal view angle, rather than the default vertical view angle. This is useful if the application uses a display device which whose specs indicate a particular horizontal view angle, or if the application varies the window height but wants to keep the perspective transform unchanges.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetViewAngle ( double angle )

Set/Get the camera view angle, which is the angular height of the camera view measured in degrees.

The default angle is 30 degrees. This method has no effect in parallel projection mode. The formula for setting the angle up for perfect perspective viewing is: angle = 2*atan((h/2)/d) where h is the height of the RenderWindow (measured by holding a ruler up to your screen) and d is the distance from your eyes to the screen.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual double vtkCamera::GetViewAngle ( )

virtual

Set/Get the camera view angle, which is the angular height of the camera view measured in degrees.

The default angle is 30 degrees. This method has no effect in parallel projection mode. The formula for setting the angle up for perfect perspective viewing is: angle = 2*atan((h/2)/d) where h is the height of the RenderWindow (measured by holding a ruler up to your screen) and d is the distance from your eyes to the screen.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetParallelScale ( double scale )

Set/Get the scaling used for a parallel projection, i.e.

the height of the viewport in world-coordinate distances. The default is 1. Note that the "scale" parameter works as an "inverse scale" — larger numbers produce smaller images. This method has no effect in perspective projection mode.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual double vtkCamera::GetParallelScale ( )

virtual

Set/Get the scaling used for a parallel projection, i.e.

the height of the viewport in world-coordinate distances. The default is 1. Note that the "scale" parameter works as an "inverse scale" — larger numbers produce smaller images. This method has no effect in perspective projection mode.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::Zoom ( double factor )

In perspective mode, decrease the view angle by the specified factor.

In parallel mode, decrease the parallel scale by the specified factor. A value greater than 1 is a zoom-in, a value less than 1 is a zoom-out.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetClippingRange	(	double	dNear,
		double	dFar
	)

Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection.

Both of these values must be positive. How the clipping planes are set can have a large impact on how well z-buffering works. In particular the front clipping plane can make a very big difference. Setting it to 0.01 when it really could be 1.0 can have a big impact on your z-buffer resolution farther away. The default clipping range is (0.1,1000). Clipping distance is measured in world coordinate unless a scale factor exists in camera's ModelTransformMatrix.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetClippingRange ( const double a[2] )

inline

Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection.

Both of these values must be positive. How the clipping planes are set can have a large impact on how well z-buffering works. In particular the front clipping plane can make a very big difference. Setting it to 0.01 when it really could be 1.0 can have a big impact on your z-buffer resolution farther away. The default clipping range is (0.1,1000). Clipping distance is measured in world coordinate unless a scale factor exists in camera's ModelTransformMatrix.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

Definition at line 262 of file vtkCamera.h.

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetClippingRange ( )

virtual

Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection.

Both of these values must be positive. How the clipping planes are set can have a large impact on how well z-buffering works. In particular the front clipping plane can make a very big difference. Setting it to 0.01 when it really could be 1.0 can have a big impact on your z-buffer resolution farther away. The default clipping range is (0.1,1000). Clipping distance is measured in world coordinate unless a scale factor exists in camera's ModelTransformMatrix.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetClippingRange	(	double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection.

Both of these values must be positive. How the clipping planes are set can have a large impact on how well z-buffering works. In particular the front clipping plane can make a very big difference. Setting it to 0.01 when it really could be 1.0 can have a big impact on your z-buffer resolution farther away. The default clipping range is (0.1,1000). Clipping distance is measured in world coordinate unless a scale factor exists in camera's ModelTransformMatrix.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetClippingRange ( double [2] )

virtual

Set/Get the location of the near and far clipping planes along the direction of projection.

Both of these values must be positive. How the clipping planes are set can have a large impact on how well z-buffering works. In particular the front clipping plane can make a very big difference. Setting it to 0.01 when it really could be 1.0 can have a big impact on your z-buffer resolution farther away. The default clipping range is (0.1,1000). Clipping distance is measured in world coordinate unless a scale factor exists in camera's ModelTransformMatrix.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetThickness ( double )

Set the distance between clipping planes.

This method adjusts the far clipping plane to be set a distance 'thickness' beyond the near clipping plane.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual double vtkCamera::GetThickness ( )

virtual

Set the distance between clipping planes.

This method adjusts the far clipping plane to be set a distance 'thickness' beyond the near clipping plane.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetWindowCenter	(	double	x,
		double	y
	)

Set/Get the center of the window in viewport coordinates.

The viewport coordinate range is ([-1,+1],[-1,+1]). This method is for if you have one window which consists of several viewports, or if you have several screens which you want to act together as one large screen.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetWindowCenter ( )

virtual

Set/Get the center of the window in viewport coordinates.

The viewport coordinate range is ([-1,+1],[-1,+1]). This method is for if you have one window which consists of several viewports, or if you have several screens which you want to act together as one large screen.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetWindowCenter	(	double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Set/Get the center of the window in viewport coordinates.

The viewport coordinate range is ([-1,+1],[-1,+1]). This method is for if you have one window which consists of several viewports, or if you have several screens which you want to act together as one large screen.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetWindowCenter ( double [2] )

virtual

Set/Get the center of the window in viewport coordinates.

The viewport coordinate range is ([-1,+1],[-1,+1]). This method is for if you have one window which consists of several viewports, or if you have several screens which you want to act together as one large screen.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetObliqueAngles	(	double	alpha,
		double	beta
	)

Get/Set the oblique viewing angles.

The first angle, alpha, is the angle (measured from the horizontal) that rays along the direction of projection will follow once projected onto the 2D screen. The second angle, beta, is the angle between the view plane and the direction of projection. This creates a shear transform x' = x + dz*cos(alpha)/tan(beta), y' = dz*sin(alpha)/tan(beta) where dz is the distance of the point from the focal plane. The angles are (45,90) by default. Oblique projections commonly use (30,63.435).

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::ApplyTransform ( vtkTransform * t )

Apply a transform to the camera.

The camera position, focal-point, and view-up are re-calculated using the transform's matrix to multiply the old points by the new transform.

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetViewPlaneNormal ( )

virtual

Get the ViewPlaneNormal.

This vector will point opposite to the direction of projection, unless you have created a sheared output view using SetViewShear/SetObliqueAngles.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetViewPlaneNormal	(	double &	,
		double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Get the ViewPlaneNormal.

This vector will point opposite to the direction of projection, unless you have created a sheared output view using SetViewShear/SetObliqueAngles.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetViewPlaneNormal ( double [3] )

virtual

Get the ViewPlaneNormal.

This vector will point opposite to the direction of projection, unless you have created a sheared output view using SetViewShear/SetObliqueAngles.

void vtkCamera::SetViewShear	(	double	dxdz,
		double	dydz,
		double	center
	)

Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum.

Parameters are dx/dz, dy/dz, and center. center is a factor that describes where to shear around. The distance dshear from the camera where no shear occurs is given by (dshear = center * FocalDistance).

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

void vtkCamera::SetViewShear ( double d[3] )

Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum.

Parameters are dx/dz, dy/dz, and center. center is a factor that describes where to shear around. The distance dshear from the camera where no shear occurs is given by (dshear = center * FocalDistance).

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetViewShear ( )

virtual

Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum.

Parameters are dx/dz, dy/dz, and center. center is a factor that describes where to shear around. The distance dshear from the camera where no shear occurs is given by (dshear = center * FocalDistance).

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetViewShear	(	double &	,
		double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum.

Parameters are dx/dz, dy/dz, and center. center is a factor that describes where to shear around. The distance dshear from the camera where no shear occurs is given by (dshear = center * FocalDistance).

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::GetViewShear ( double [3] )

virtual

Set/get the shear transform of the viewing frustum.

Parameters are dx/dz, dy/dz, and center. center is a factor that describes where to shear around. The distance dshear from the camera where no shear occurs is given by (dshear = center * FocalDistance).

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::SetEyeAngle ( double )

virtual

Set/Get the separation between eyes (in degrees).

This is used when generating stereo images.

virtual double vtkCamera::GetEyeAngle ( )

virtual

Set/Get the separation between eyes (in degrees).

This is used when generating stereo images.

virtual void vtkCamera::SetFocalDisk ( double )

virtual

Set the size of the cameras lens in world coordinates.

This is only used when the renderer is doing focal depth rendering. When that is being done the size of the focal disk will effect how significant the depth effects will be.

virtual double vtkCamera::GetFocalDisk ( )

virtual

Set the size of the cameras lens in world coordinates.

This is only used when the renderer is doing focal depth rendering. When that is being done the size of the focal disk will effect how significant the depth effects will be.

virtual void vtkCamera::SetUseOffAxisProjection ( vtkTypeBool )

virtual

Set/Get use offaxis frustum.

OffAxis frustum is used for off-axis frustum calculations specifically for stereo rendering. For reference see "High Resolution Virtual Reality", in Proc. SIGGRAPH '92, Computer Graphics, pages 195-202, 1992.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual vtkTypeBool vtkCamera::GetUseOffAxisProjection ( )

virtual

Set/Get use offaxis frustum.

OffAxis frustum is used for off-axis frustum calculations specifically for stereo rendering. For reference see "High Resolution Virtual Reality", in Proc. SIGGRAPH '92, Computer Graphics, pages 195-202, 1992.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::UseOffAxisProjectionOn ( )

virtual

Set/Get use offaxis frustum.

OffAxis frustum is used for off-axis frustum calculations specifically for stereo rendering. For reference see "High Resolution Virtual Reality", in Proc. SIGGRAPH '92, Computer Graphics, pages 195-202, 1992.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::UseOffAxisProjectionOff ( )

virtual

Set/Get use offaxis frustum.

OffAxis frustum is used for off-axis frustum calculations specifically for stereo rendering. For reference see "High Resolution Virtual Reality", in Proc. SIGGRAPH '92, Computer Graphics, pages 195-202, 1992.

Note: This setting is ignored when UseExplicitProjectionTransformMatrix is true.

virtual void vtkCamera::SetScreenBottomLeft	(	double	,
		double	,
		double
	)

virtual

Set/Get top left corner point of the screen.

This will be used only for offaxis frustum calculation. Default is (-1.0, -1.0, -1.0).

virtual void vtkCamera::SetScreenBottomLeft ( double [3] )

virtual

Set/Get top left corner point of the screen.

This will be used only for offaxis frustum calculation. Default is (-1.0, -1.0, -1.0).

virtual double* vtkCamera::GetScreenBottomLeft ( )

virtual

Set/Get top left corner point of the screen.

This will be used only for offaxis frustum calculation. Default is (-1.0, -1.0, -1.0).

virtual void vtkCamera::GetScreenBottomLeft	(	double &	,
		double &	,
		double &
	)

virtual

Set/Get top left corner point of the screen.

This will be used only for offaxis frustum calculation. Default is (-1.0, -1.0, -1.0).

virtual void vtkCamera::GetScreenBottomLeft ( double [3] )

virtual

Set/Get top left corner point of the screen.

This will be used only for offaxis frustum calculation. Default is (-1.0, -1.0, -1.0).

virtual void vtkCamera::SetScreenBottomRight	(	double	,
		double	,
		double
	)

virtual

Set/Get bottom left corner point of the screen.