Creatools bbtk package : vtk (user interaction description)

The vtk package contains the black boxes that are based on the vtk library. These boxes manage the visualization and the images and surfaces processing. Some of this boxes have some interactive options which will help the user in the processing and visualization of medical images. There are other boxes which don't have interactive options by themselves, but their functionalities can be explained with examples that use this boxes. All this boxes will be explained with some detail below, showing the most important functions provided to the user.

• vtk::ConeSource
  
• vtk::ImagePlane
• vtk::SphereSource

vtk::ConeSource

Creates a cone with the specified characteristics. Users can move, rotate in the different axis and resize the cone.

vtk::ImagePlanes  

Creates thee 3D planes with the input image mapped onto them. Users can move, rotate, resize, change gray level and brightness, axis positions.

- Move image: Drag middle click mouse in the middle of the image - Picker (position+gray level+axis): Drag left click mouse over the image - Brightness: Drag right click mouse over the image - Rotate image: Drag middle click mouse in the border of the image - Size image: Drag shift+middle click mouse over the image

vtk::SphereSource

Creates a sphere with the specified characteristics. Users can move, rotate in the x and y axis and resize the cone.