An alternative to GLUT that uses wxPython (so it works with the IPython background thread). Gets you an OpenGL context without much fuss. Useful for 3D visualizations.

Example

import numpy as np
from wxpy3d import PointWindow

window = PointWindow(title='Scatter Test', size=(500,500))

# Make some points (and colors)
xyz = -1+2*np.random.rand(100,3).astype('f')
rgba = np.random.rand(100,4).astype('f')

window.update_points(xyz, rgba)
window.Refresh()

Files

• wxpy3d.Window:

  • A window with an OpenGL context in it

• wxpy3d.CameraWindow (extends Window):

  • A window that responds mouse events by manipulating a camera matrix

• wxpy3d.PointWindow (extends CameraWindow):

  • Uses a vertex array buffer to efficiently draw a point cloud (numpy array)

• examples/scatter.py

  • Demo of a 3D point cloud viewer. Run with the following command (requires IPython):

          $ ipython -wthread
          In [1]: run -i examples/scatter.py 

Requirements

• IPython
• wxWidgets (with OpenGL)
• wxPython
• PyOpenGL
• numpy