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vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter

Section: Visualization Toolkit Graphics Classes

# Usage

vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter is a modeling filter. It takes polygonal data as input and generates polygonal data on output. The input dataset is swept around the z-axis to create new polygonal primitives. These primitives form a "skirt" or swept surface. For example, sweeping a line results in a cylindrical shell, and sweeping a circle creates a torus.

There are a number of control parameters for this filter. You can control whether the sweep of a 2D object (i.e., polygon or triangle strip) is capped with the generating geometry via the "Capping" instance variable. Also, you can control the angle of rotation, and whether translation along the z-axis is performed along with the rotation. (Translation is useful for creating "springs".) You also can adjust the radius of the generating geometry using the "DeltaRotation" instance variable.

The skirt is generated by locating certain topological features. Free edges (edges of polygons or triangle strips only used by one polygon or triangle strips) generate surfaces. This is true also of lines or polylines. Vertices generate lines.

This filter can be used to model axisymmetric objects like cylinders, bottles, and wine glasses; or translational/rotational symmetric objects like springs or corkscrews.

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

      obj = vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter

# Methods

The class vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter 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 vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter class.

- `string = obj.GetClassName ()`
- `int = obj.IsA (string name)`
- `vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter = obj.NewInstance ()`
- `vtkRotationalExtrusionFilter = obj.SafeDownCast (vtkObject o)`
- `obj.SetResolution (int )` - Set/Get resolution of sweep operation. Resolution controls the number of intermediate node points.
- `int = obj.GetResolutionMinValue ()` - Set/Get resolution of sweep operation. Resolution controls the number of intermediate node points.
- `int = obj.GetResolutionMaxValue ()` - Set/Get resolution of sweep operation. Resolution controls the number of intermediate node points.
- `int = obj.GetResolution ()` - Set/Get resolution of sweep operation. Resolution controls the number of intermediate node points.
- `obj.SetCapping (int )` - Turn on/off the capping of the skirt.
- `int = obj.GetCapping ()` - Turn on/off the capping of the skirt.
- `obj.CappingOn ()` - Turn on/off the capping of the skirt.
- `obj.CappingOff ()` - Turn on/off the capping of the skirt.
- `obj.SetAngle (double )` - Set/Get angle of rotation.
- `double = obj.GetAngle ()` - Set/Get angle of rotation.
- `obj.SetTranslation (double )` - Set/Get total amount of translation along the z-axis.
- `double = obj.GetTranslation ()` - Set/Get total amount of translation along the z-axis.
- `obj.SetDeltaRadius (double )` - Set/Get change in radius during sweep process.
- `double = obj.GetDeltaRadius ()` - Set/Get change in radius during sweep process.