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![VTK - The Visualization Toolkit][vtk-banner]
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Introduction
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============
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VTK is an open-source software system for image processing, 3D
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graphics, volume rendering and visualization. VTK includes many
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advanced algorithms (e.g., surface reconstruction, implicit modeling,
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decimation) and rendering techniques (e.g., hardware-accelerated
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volume rendering, LOD control).
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VTK is used by academicians for teaching and research; by government
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research institutions such as Los Alamos National Lab in the US or
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CINECA in Italy; and by many commercial firms who use VTK to build or
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extend products.
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The origin of VTK is with the textbook "The Visualization Toolkit, an
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Object-Oriented Approach to 3D Graphics" originally published by
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Prentice Hall and now published by Kitware, Inc. (Third Edition ISBN
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1-930934-07-6). VTK has grown (since its initial release in 1994) to a
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world-wide user base in the commercial, academic, and research
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communities.
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Learning Resources
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==================
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* General information is available at the [VTK Homepage][vtk-homepage].
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* Community discussion takes place on the [VTK Discourse][vtk-discourse] forum.
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* Commercial [support][kitware-support] and [training][kitware-training]
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are available from [Kitware][kitware].
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* Doxygen-generated nightly reference documentation is
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available [online][vtk-doxygen].
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* There is now a large collection of [VTK Examples][vtk-examples] that
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showcase VTK features and provide a useful learning resource.
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Reporting Bugs
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If you have found a bug:
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1. If you have a patch, please read the [CONTRIBUTING.md][vtk-contributing] document.
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2. Otherwise, please join the [VTK Discourse][vtk-discourse] forum and ask
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about the expected and observed behaviors to determine if it is
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really a bug.
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3. Finally, if the issue is not resolved by the above steps, open
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an entry in the [VTK Issue Tracker][vtk-issues].
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Requirements
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In general VTK tries to be as portable as possible; the specific configurations below are known to work and tested.
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VTK supports the following compilers:
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1. GCC 4.8 or newer
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2. Clang 3.3 or newer
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3. Apple Clang 5.0 (from Xcode 5.0) or newer
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4. Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 or newer
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5. Intel 14.0 or newer
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VTK supports the following operating systems:
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1. Windows Vista or newer
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2. Mac OS X 10.7 or newer
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3. Linux (ex: Ubuntu 12.04 or newer, Debian 4 or newer)
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Building
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See [build.md][vtk-build] (in Documentation/dev/) for build instructions.
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Contributing
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============
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See [CONTRIBUTING.md][vtk-contributing] for instructions to contribute.
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License
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=======
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VTK is distributed under the OSI-approved BSD 3-clause License.
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See [Copyright.txt][vtk-copyright] for details.
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[kitware]: https://www.kitware.com/
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[kitware-support]: https://www.kitware.com/what-we-offer/#support
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[kitware-training]: https://www.kitware.com/what-we-offer/#training
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[vtk-banner]: vtkBanner.gif
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[vtk-build]: Documentation/dev/build.md#building-vtk
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[vtk-contributing]: CONTRIBUTING.md#contributing-to-vtk
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[vtk-copyright]: Copyright.txt
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[vtk-discourse]: https://discourse.vtk.org/
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[vtk-doxygen]: https://www.vtk.org/doc/nightly/html
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[vtk-examples]: https://kitware.github.io/vtk-examples/site/
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[vtk-homepage]: https://www.vtk.org/
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[vtk-issues]: https://gitlab.kitware.com/vtk/vtk/-/issues
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