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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Yes, the VTK textbook is great and still up-to-date, except specific source code examples. If it was made available in editable form then I’m sure there would
be volunteers to update the examples (convert Tcl to Python and update according to VTK API), and maybe describe some notable core changes (pipeline changes, etc).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">I have never found the VTK User’s Guide particularly suitable for a printed book format. At user guide level online resources (examples, API documentation, etc.)
are easier to use, because you can search better, they are hyperlinked, you can copy-paste, etc. Online materials are also easier to keep up-to-date.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> vtkusers <vtkusers-bounces@vtk.org>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>David E DeMarle<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, March 26, 2018 10:39 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jesse Kinross-Smith <Jesse.Kinross-Smith@bentley.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> vtkusers@vtk.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [vtkusers] Any plan to update the books?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We don't have any near term plans for an update. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The books certainly do need a refresh, including a math reformat for the free online versions, however just about of the techniques described in them are still valid.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Most of the code is still valid, with the important exception of a few places in need of version 5->6 changes. For those refer to <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vtk.org%2FWiki%2FVTK%2FVTK_6_Migration_Guide&data=02%7C01%7Classo%40queensu.ca%7C8cfd29833bad40dd506208d593274ccd%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C636576719353761192&sdata=GQLuYCprRMDNRRFpDspB641%2F94%2FXkaLmcFjoCfmw1nA%3D&reserved=0">https://www.vtk.org/Wiki/VTK/VTK_6_Migration_Guide</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">David E DeMarle<br>
Kitware, Inc.<br>
Principal Engineer<br>
21 Corporate Drive<br>
Clifton Park, NY 12065-8662<br>
Phone: 518-881-4909<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On Mon, Mar 26, 2018 at 3:42 AM, Jesse Kinross-Smith <<a href="mailto:Jesse.Kinross-Smith@bentley.com" target="_blank">Jesse.Kinross-Smith@bentley.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Are there any plans to update these books at all?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">I’d love to get some books to help me learn the ins and outs of VTK for the office, but anything over 5 years old in this industry is usually pretty obsolete I’ve found.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Visualization Toolkit: An Object-Oriented Approach to 3D Graphics, 4th Edition - December 1, 2006<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">VTK User's Guide Paperback – 11th Ed. March 18, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FVTK-Users-Guide-Kitware%2Fdp%2F1930934238&data=02%7C01%7Classo%40queensu.ca%7C8cfd29833bad40dd506208d593274ccd%7Cd61ecb3b38b142d582c4efb2838b925c%7C1%7C0%7C636576719353761192&sdata=jvJFV7CEIG8gZDbRPXX0hP5WbBgP8eKdbILFuPtJVUE%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/VTK-Users-Guide-Kitware/dp/1930934238</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Jesse Kinross-Smith<o:p></o:p></p>
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