[vtk-developers] VTK Widgets improvements

[Leo van Ruijven]

Hi William,

It would be great if it was possible to customize the Widgets. Sometimes I see several Widgets that can perform a specific function, but none is well tailored.

But there is one function I have not yet seen. Instead of drawing a contour on a 2D cross-section, it should also be possible to draw a contour on the surface of a 3D Volume. This Widget can be very useful when you are defining a 3D finite element model with forces that act on the surface of a volume.

regards,
Leo.





> 
> Folks-
> 
> There is an effort in the 3D Slicer community to revisit the VTK widgets and
> identify ways to improve them. If you look at these links:
> 
> http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/2010_Summer_Project_Week_VTKWidgets
> http://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTKWidgets
> http://wiki.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Projects:ARRA:SlicerAM:vtkWidgets
> http://www.slicer.org/slicerWiki/index.php/Slicer4:VTKWidgets
> http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Projects:ARRA:VTKWidgetsTesting#Widgets
> 
> http://www.na-mic.org/Wiki/index.php/Projects:ARRA:VTKWidgetsTesting#Requested_Changes
> 
> you will see a lot of thought has already been done in this direction.
> However, I'd like to hear any ideas that are not on this list. Hopefully we
> can address these changes at some point, or at least gather ideas for future
> implementation.
> 
> W
> 
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