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The Visualization ToolKit (VTK) is an open source, freely available software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing, and visualization used by thousands of researchers and developers around the world. VTK consists of a C++ class library, and several interpreted interface layers including Tcl/Tk, Java, and Python. Professional support and products for VTK are provided by Kitware, Inc. (www.kitware.com) VTK supports a wide variety of visualization algorithms including scalar, vector, tensor, texture, and volumetric methods; and advanced modeling techniques such as implicit modelling, polygon reduction, mesh smoothing, cutting, contouring, and Delaunay triangulation. In addition, dozens of imaging algorithms have been directly integrated to allow the user to mix 2D imaging / 3D graphics algorithms and data.

Learning VTK

If you are new to VTK, you might want to check out:

  • External Tutorials - short presentations from VTK users and developers around the world on VTK.

Once you have done that, the best way to learn VTK in detail may be to actually see/write VTK code. The following resources will help you do just that:

  • Examples - Short code examples demonstrating how many of the VTK classes can be used.
  • Tutorials - Slightly longer than the examples, these tutorials explain concepts and demonstrate more complicated tasks in VTK.

More resources available to help the user are :

Administrative Topics

Building VTK

Extending VTK

Projects/ Tools that use VTK

Future VTK development

Troubleshooting

Miscellaneous

Releases

Projects

For inclusion in VTK 5.0

For inclusion in VTK 5.2

For inclusion in VTK 5.4

For inclusion in VTK 5.6

For inclusion in VTK 5.8

For inclusion in next VTK release

For inclusion in VTK 6.0


News

Development Process

The VTK Community is upgrading its development process. We are doing this in response to the continuing and rapid growth of the toolkit. A VTK Architecture Review Board VTK ARB is being put in place to provide strategic guidance to the community, and individuals are being identified as leaders in various VTK subsystems.

Have a question or topic for the ARB to discuss about the future of VTK? First, please bring the topic to the VTK developers mailing list. If the issue is not resolved there or needs further planning or direction, you may enter a suggested topic for discussion.

We have started collecting works in progress as well as future ideas at NextGen. Please add anything you are working on, would like to collaborate on, or would like to see in the future of VTK!

VTK NextGen

We have started collecting works in progress as well as future ideas at NextGen. Please add anything you are working on, would like to collaborate on, or would like to see in the future of VTK!

Developers Corner

Developers Corner

External Links



VTK: [Welcome | Site Map]