<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Sorry,<div> I made it work using vtkImageActor but it doesn't work with vtkActor2D.</div><div><br></div><div>Here is the code that works using vtkImageActor (This displays the image in 3D, but I want to use vtkActor2D but that doesnt seem to work)</div><div><br></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Working code</span></b></div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>// Declare object instance variables</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: #5c2699">vtkJPEGReader</span>* imageReader;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><span style="color: #5c2699">vtkImageMapper</span>* imageMapper;<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 116, 0); white-space: pre; "> </span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(92, 38, 153); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>vtkImageActor<span style="color: #000000">* mapActor;</span></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Monaco; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>// Initialize objects</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>imageReader = <span style="color: #aa0d91">NULL</span>;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>imageMapper = <span style="color: #aa0d91">NULL</span>;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mapActor = <span style="color: #aa0d91">NULL</span>;</div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Monaco; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>// Read 2D image file</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>imageReader = <span style="color: #5c2699">vtkJPEGReader</span>::<span style="color: #2e0d6e">New</span>();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(196, 26, 22); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>imageReader-></span><span style="color: #2e0d6e">SetFileName</span><span style="color: #000000">(</span>"/Users/elvis/Image/sample.jpg"<span style="color: #000000">);</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>imageReader-><span style="color: #2e0d6e">Update</span>();</div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Monaco; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>// Map 2D image file</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>imageMapper = <span style="color: #5c2699">vtkImageMapper</span>::<span style="color: #2e0d6e">New</span>();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>imageMapper-><span style="color: #2e0d6e">SetInput</span>(imageReader-><span style="color: #2e0d6e">GetOutput</span>());</div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Monaco; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>// Actor in scene</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mapActor = <span style="color: #5c2699">vtkImageActor</span>::<span style="color: #2e0d6e">New</span>();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mapActor-><span style="color: #2e0d6e">SetInput</span>(imageMapper-><span style="color: #2e0d6e">GetInput</span>());<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 10.0px Monaco; min-height: 14.0px"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>// Add Actor to renderer</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>ren-><span style="color: #2e0d6e">AddActor</span>(mapActor);</div></div><div><br></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-decoration: underline;">Code that doesn't display the image</span></b></div><div><br></div><div>Here is the attempt at using vtkActor2D but it doesnt work. Could some one please tell me how I can get this to work?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>// Declare object instance variables</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(92, 38, 153); ">vtkJPEGReader</span>* imageReader;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><span style="color: rgb(92, 38, 153); ">vtkImageMapper</span>* imageMapper;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span style="color: #5c2699"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"> </font></span>vtkActor2D</span>* mapActor;<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(92, 38, 153); "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><br></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>// Initialize objects</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>imageReader = <span style="color: rgb(170, 13, 145); ">NULL</span>;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>imageMapper = <span style="color: rgb(170, 13, 145); ">NULL</span>;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>mapActor = <span style="color: rgb(170, 13, 145); ">NULL</span>;</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>// Read 2D image file</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>imageReader = <span style="color: rgb(92, 38, 153); ">vtkJPEGReader</span>::<span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">New</span>();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(196, 26, 22); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>imageReader-></span><span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">SetFileName</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">(</span>"/Users/elvis/Image/sample.jpg"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">);</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>imageReader-><span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">Update</span>();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>// Map 2D image file</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>imageMapper = <span style="color: rgb(92, 38, 153); ">vtkImageMapper</span>::<span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">New</span>();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>imageMapper-><span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">SetInput</span>(imageReader-><span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">GetOutput</span>());</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><font class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: #000000"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></span>// Actor in scene</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mapActor = <span style="color: #5c2699">vtkActor2D</span>::<span style="color: #2e0d6e">New</span>();</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>mapActor-><span style="color: #2e0d6e">SetMapper</span>(imageMapper);<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span></div></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; min-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; color: rgb(0, 116, 0); "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span></span>// Add Actor to renderer</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 10px/normal Monaco; "><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>ren-><span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">AddActor</span>(mapActor);</div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br></span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Monaco" size="2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px;"><br></span></font></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Elvis Dowson</div></div></div><div><br><div><div>On Oct 3, 2008, at 1:43 PM, Elvis Dowson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Hi,<div> I found out the reason why, I had to explicitly specify the full path to the image file name and it worked.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(196, 26, 22); font-family: Monaco; font-size: 10px; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">imageReader-></span><span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">SetFileName</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">(</span>"/Users/elvis/Image/sample.jpg"<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">);</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(196, 26, 22); font-family: Monaco; font-size: 10px; "><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); ">imageReader-><span style="color: rgb(46, 13, 110); ">Update</span>();</span></span></div><div><br></div><div>Best regards,</div><div><br></div><div>Elvis Dowson</div><div><br></div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>