def check_depth_peeling(number_of_peels=100, occlusion_ratio=0.0):
"""Check if depth peeling is available.
Attempts to use depth peeling to see if it is available for the current
environment. Returns ``True`` if depth peeling is available and has been
successfully leveraged, otherwise ``False``.
"""
# Try Depth Peeling with a basic scene
source = _vtk.vtkSphereSource()
mapper = _vtk.vtkPolyDataMapper()
mapper.SetInputConnection(source.GetOutputPort())
actor = _vtk.vtkActor()
actor.SetMapper(mapper)
# requires opacity < 1
actor.GetProperty().SetOpacity(0.5)
renderer = _vtk.vtkRenderer()
renderWindow = _vtk.vtkRenderWindow()
renderWindow.AddRenderer(renderer)
renderWindow.SetOffScreenRendering(True)
renderWindow.SetAlphaBitPlanes(True)
renderWindow.SetMultiSamples(0)
renderer.AddActor(actor)
renderer.SetUseDepthPeeling(True)
renderer.SetMaximumNumberOfPeels(number_of_peels)
renderer.SetOcclusionRatio(occlusion_ratio)
renderWindow.Render()
return renderer.GetLastRenderingUsedDepthPeeling() == 1
def Sphere(radius=0.5, center=(0, 0, 0), direction=(0, 0, 1), theta_resolution=30,
phi_resolution=30, start_theta=0, end_theta=360, start_phi=0, end_phi=180):
"""Create a vtk Sphere.
Parameters
----------
radius : float, optional
Sphere radius
center : np.ndarray or list, optional
Center in [x, y, z]
direction : list or tuple or np.ndarray
Direction the top of the sphere points to in [x, y, z]
theta_resolution: int , optional
Set the number of points in the longitude direction (ranging from
start_theta to end theta).
phi_resolution : int, optional
Set the number of points in the latitude direction (ranging from
start_phi to end_phi).
start_theta : float, optional
Starting longitude angle.
end_theta : float, optional
Ending longitude angle.
start_phi : float, optional
Starting latitude angle.
end_phi : float, optional
Ending latitude angle.
Returns
-------
sphere : pyvista.PolyData
Sphere mesh.
"""
sphere = _vtk.vtkSphereSource()
sphere.SetRadius(radius)
sphere.SetThetaResolution(theta_resolution)
sphere.SetPhiResolution(phi_resolution)
sphere.SetStartTheta(start_theta)
sphere.SetEndTheta(end_theta)
sphere.SetStartPhi(start_phi)
sphere.SetEndPhi(end_phi)
sphere.Update()
surf = pyvista.PolyData(sphere.GetOutput())
surf.rotate_y(-90)
translate(surf, center, direction)
return surf
def Sphere(radius=0.5,
center=(0, 0, 0),
direction=(0, 0, 1),
theta_resolution=30,
phi_resolution=30,
start_theta=0,
end_theta=360,
start_phi=0,
end_phi=180):
"""Create a vtk Sphere.
Parameters
----------
radius : float, optional
Sphere radius.
center : np.ndarray or list, optional
Center in ``[x, y, z]``.
direction : list or tuple or np.ndarray, optional
Direction the top of the sphere points to in ``[x, y, z]``.
theta_resolution : int , optional
Set the number of points in the longitude direction (ranging
from ``start_theta`` to ``end_theta``).
phi_resolution : int, optional
Set the number of points in the latitude direction (ranging from
``start_phi`` to ``end_phi``).
start_theta : float, optional
Starting longitude angle.
end_theta : float, optional
Ending longitude angle.
start_phi : float, optional
Starting latitude angle.
end_phi : float, optional
Ending latitude angle.
Returns
-------
pyvista.PolyData
Sphere mesh.
Examples
--------
Create a sphere using default parameters.
>>> import pyvista
>>> sphere = pyvista.Sphere()
>>> sphere.plot(show_edges=True)
Create a quarter sphere by setting ``end_theta``.
>>> sphere = pyvista.Sphere(end_theta=90)
>>> out = sphere.plot(show_edges=True)
"""
sphere = _vtk.vtkSphereSource()
sphere.SetRadius(radius)
sphere.SetThetaResolution(theta_resolution)
sphere.SetPhiResolution(phi_resolution)
sphere.SetStartTheta(start_theta)
sphere.SetEndTheta(end_theta)
sphere.SetStartPhi(start_phi)
sphere.SetEndPhi(end_phi)
sphere.Update()
surf = pyvista.wrap(sphere.GetOutput())
surf.rotate_y(-90)
translate(surf, center, direction)
return surf