addTufts()

Create a Tufts actor.

Usage

tufts = vis.addTufts( points, name, vols = None )

Parameters

points (list): Random points which should be projected to create tufts actor.
name (string): Optional name.
vols (list), (string) or (integer): Volume(s).

Return Value

tufts (object): Tufts actor

Errors

vols should include valid volumes or be None.

Description

This routine creates a Tufts actor from the vols, names it name and adds its actor to Scene Graph. For example,

points = vis.genPoints( type = "2d_grid",
                                 point1 = [xmin, ymid, zmin],
                                 point2 = [xmax, ymid, zmin],
                                 point3 = [xmax, ymid, zmax],
                                 nXPoints= 100,
                                 nYPoints= 100 )
tufts = vis.addTufts( points, "mid-plane" , 'impeller')