Mapper Classes

In the MITK rendering concept, Mappers are responsible for actually rendering data onto the screen. More...

Collaboration diagram for Mapper Classes:

Classes
class	mitk::ImageVtkMapper2D
	Mapper to resample and display 2D slices of a 3D image. More...
class	mitk::Mapper
	Base class of all mappers, Vtk as well as OpenGL mappers. More...
class	mitk::PlaneGeometryDataMapper2D
	Vtk-based 2D mapper for rendering a crosshair with the plane geometry. More...
class	mitk::PlaneGeometryDataVtkMapper3D
	Vtk-based mapper to display a PlaneGeometry in a 3D window. More...
class	mitk::PointSetVtkMapper2D
	Vtk-based 2D mapper for PointSet. More...
class	mitk::PointSetVtkMapper3D
	Vtk-based mapper for PointSet. More...
class	mitk::SurfaceVtkMapper2D
	Vtk-based mapper for cutting 2D slices out of Surfaces. More...
class	mitk::SurfaceVtkMapper3D
	Vtk-based mapper for Surfaces. More...
class	mitk::VtkMapper
	Base class of all Vtk Mappers in order to display primitives by exploiting Vtk functionality. More...
class	mitk::GLMapper
	Base class of all OpenGL-based mappers. More...
class	mitk::SplineVtkMapper3D
	Vtk-based mapper for Splines. More...
class	mitk::UnstructuredGridVtkMapper3D
	Vtk-based mapper for UnstructuredGrid. More...
class	mitk::VolumeMapperVtkSmart3D
	Vtk-based mapper for VolumeData. More...
class	mitk::RegEvaluationMapper2D
	Mapper to resample and display 2D slices of registration evaluation visualization. More...
class	mitk::LabelSetImageVtkMapper2D
	Mapper to resample and display 2D slices of a 3D labelset image. More...
class	mitk::DoseImageVtkMapper2D
	Mapper to resample and display 2D slices of a 3D image. More...
class	mitk::ContourMapper2D
	OpenGL-based mapper to display a mitk::Contour object in a 2D render window. More...
class	mitk::ContourSetMapper2D
	OpenGL-based mapper to display a mitk::Contour object in a 2D render window. More...
class	mitk::ContourSetVtkMapper3D
	Vtk-based mapper for mitk::Contour. More...
class	mitk::ContourVtkMapper3D
	Vtk-based mapper for mitk::Contour. More...

Detailed Description

In the MITK rendering concept, Mappers are responsible for actually rendering data onto the screen.

Overview

Mappers differ in the type of data they are capable of rendering (e.g. volume data, polygonal data) and the mode of how data is rendered (e.g. 2D or 3D). For example, the ImageMapperGL2D renders volume data in a 2D view, i.e. it extracts a slice of the volume (as determined by the Geometry of the associated Renderer) and displays it as a 2D plane. All Mapper classes are arranged in a class hierarchy according to these criterions.

Integration into the rendering process

Mapper objects are owned by the DataNode which contains the data they have to render. An overview over this composition is given in the section Rendering Concept. Each DataNode can have (and usually has) multiple Mappers attached, each responsible for different modes of rendering. In most cases this would be one 2D Mapper and one 3D Mapper, but other Mappers are possible, too. Which Mapper of a DataNode to use is determined by an ID; the Renderer of a 2D window would for example ask the DataNode to return an appropriate 2D Mapper.

More details can be found in the section on Rendering Concept.

Future plans

The need to Update() a Mapper can be justified by property changes in the associated data items. However, property changes are not uniformly taken into account when deciding on whether to execute Update() or not. The changes are data specific and difficult to generalize. As an effect, many Update() calls are not really necessary and might slow down the rendering process significantly. One solution to this problem might be a mechanism which allows Mappers to register themselves to relevant data properties, so as to be notified whenever a change occurs. If no modification did occur since the last Update(), and the data itself has remained unchanged, no re-initialization (of the rendering pipeline for example) needs to be performed.