# Announcements

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## [Upcoming trame training session](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-trame-training-session/15417)

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**Author:** [@finetjul](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/finetjul)\
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**Last updated:** [March 21, 2025, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-trame-training-session/15417 "2025-03-21T16:27:52Z")

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Kitware Europe will be hosting a remote trame training course on April 22nd from 9am to 5pm (Paris timezone CET / GMT+1h) Make sure to register if you want to: know what trame can do get started with trame learn how t…

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## [Integrating LLMs in VTK: Community feedback](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/integrating-llms-in-vtk-community-feedback/15344)

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**Author:** [@vbolea](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/vbolea)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 12:45pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/integrating-llms-in-vtk-community-feedback/15344 "2025-03-11T12:45:57Z")

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Hi everyone, From the Kitware VTK team we are excited to share some of our initial explorations into integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) with VTK. Our goal is to harness the power of LLMs to enhance the VTK user ex…

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## [Visualization on the web training course](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/visualization-on-the-web-training-course/15316)

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**Author:** [@finetjul](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/finetjul)\
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**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/visualization-on-the-web-training-course/15316 "2025-02-25T11:20:30Z")

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Kitware will be hosting multiple training courses related to web visualization on April 2025. These trainings are designed for attendees who want to know how to bring their C++ or Python desktop/hpc developments onto the…

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## [VTK Medical and XR live training courses coming up in April](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-medical-and-xr-live-training-courses-coming-up-in-april/15274)

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**Author:** [@LucasGandel](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/LucasGandel)\
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**Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 8:49am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-medical-and-xr-live-training-courses-coming-up-in-april/15274 "2025-02-17T08:49:54Z")

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Join the next VTK live training courses to learn from the developers behind VTK. Kitware Europe will host multiple remote sessions covering best practices and tailored to dedicated use cases. Activiz on April 11 VTK f…

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## [VTK 9.4.1 Release](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-4-1-release/15095)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 12:26pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-4-1-release/15095 "2025-01-29T12:26:05Z")

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As announced in the VTK 9.4.0 Release release thread, VTK v9.4.1 has been released. Repository has been tagged. Tarballs here: https://vtk.org/download/. Wheels are available on pypi as well: https://pypi.org/project/…

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## [Thank you!! More VTK Innovation is on the way....](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/thank-you-more-vtk-innovation-is-on-the-way/15141)

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**Author:** [@will.schroeder](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/will.schroeder)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2025, 10:16pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/thank-you-more-vtk-innovation-is-on-the-way/15141 "2025-01-11T22:16:40Z")

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I’d like to thank you, the many VTK community members, for helping Kitware recently win a four year research and innovation grant from the National Institutes of Health. My belief is that our community of users and devel…

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## [VTK 9.4.0 Release](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-4-0-release/14577)

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**Author:** [@mwestphal](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/mwestphal)\
**Replies:** 41\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 2:11am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-4-0-release/14577 "2024-12-28T02:11:52Z")

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VTK Release Plan Starting with v9.4.0, VTK will follow a regular (calendar-based) release plan. Expect a minor release every 6 months with intermediate patch releases in between, as needed. Depending on the features ad…

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## [Upcoming VTK Training Courses - February 2025](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-vtk-training-courses-february-2025/14918)

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**Author:** [@NickBearup](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/NickBearup)\
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**Last updated:** [November 25, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-vtk-training-courses-february-2025/14918 "2024-11-25T18:32:01Z")

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Learn from the developers behind VTK! Kitware will be hosting two remote VTK training courses in February: VTK (Beginner) - February 5th, 6th from 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST VTK (Advanced) - February 12th, 13th from 1:00pm -…

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## [Status Update: VTK Python Wheels](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/status-update-vtk-python-wheels/11212)

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**Author:** [@banesullivan](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/banesullivan)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/status-update-vtk-python-wheels/11212 "2024-11-19T00:59:38Z")

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There has been a concerted effort to improve the generation, delivery, and variability of Python wheels for VTK, all published on the VTK GitLab repository’s package registry (thank you, @ben.boeckel!!): https://gitlab.k…

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## [Webinar: Making Modeling and Simulation Widely Available on the Web](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/webinar-making-modeling-and-simulation-widely-available-on-the-web/14669)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/cory.quammen)\
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**Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/webinar-making-modeling-and-simulation-widely-available-on-the-web/14669 "2024-10-06T18:18:47Z")

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Please join Lisa Avila and me as we present the webinar “Making Modeling and Simulation Widely Available on the Web” this Wednesday, October 9, at 12 noon Eastern Time. Find out how you can use open source platforms like…

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## [Register to the next VTK training sessions](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/register-to-the-next-vtk-training-sessions/14587)

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**Author:** [@Helene\_Grandmontagne](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Helene_Grandmontagne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/register-to-the-next-vtk-training-sessions/14587 "2024-09-19T15:19:30Z")

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We’d be happy to see you joining the next VTK training sessions! In the ‘VTK for Data Exploration and Visualization’ training, you will see the basics of VTK and create analysis and visualization pipelines. Then we will…

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## [Status Update: Runtime OpenGL render window selection in VTK](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/status-update-runtime-opengl-render-window-selection-in-vtk/14583)

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**Author:** [@jaswantp](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/jaswantp)\
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**Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/status-update-runtime-opengl-render-window-selection-in-vtk/14583 "2024-09-16T17:51:42Z")

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Hi, I’m happy to share that we have simplified the OpenGL window system logic in VTK so developers can rely on a single vtk build for deployments in both cloud and desktop. How does this impact consumers of VTK? Starti…

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## [Open source visualization and data analysis in the browser webinar](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/open-source-visualization-and-data-analysis-in-the-browser-webinar/14560)

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**Author:** [@sankhesh](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/sankhesh)\
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**Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 5:10pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/open-source-visualization-and-data-analysis-in-the-browser-webinar/14560 "2024-09-11T17:10:15Z")

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Join us on September 18th at noon ET to learn more about accelerating the development of web visualization applications with vtk.js. During this free webinar, we will go over how vtk.js, an open-source tool leverages mo…

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## [VTK 9.3.1 is out](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-3-1-is-out/14141)

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**Author:** [@vbolea](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/vbolea)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2024, 9:23pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-3-1-is-out/14141 "2024-07-22T21:23:25Z")

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:tada: :tada: :tada: VTK 9.3.1 is out. This release contains fixes for: fmt library has been updated to 10.1.1. Fix SIGSEGV on vtkCompositeDataProbeFilter. Add ComponentName in vtkImageAlgorithm and subclasses. Fix UT…

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## [PyVista + Trame = Jupyter 3D Visualization](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/pyvista-trame-jupyter-3d-visualization/10610)

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**Author:** [@banesullivan](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/banesullivan)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 9, 2024, 5:38am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/pyvista-trame-jupyter-3d-visualization/10610 "2024-07-09T05:38:23Z")

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We’ve recently been improving the support between PyVista and Trame to provide a cutting-edge viewer for Jupyter. This is included in PyVista’s latest 0.38.1 release! pip install 'pyvista\[jupyter\]\>=0.38.1' Trame provi…

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## [Upcoming VTK Training Courses with Kitware](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-vtk-training-courses-with-kitware/14066)

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**Author:** [@NickBearup](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/NickBearup)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 4:48pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-vtk-training-courses-with-kitware/14066 "2024-06-17T16:48:40Z")

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Learn from the developers behind VTK! Kitware will be hosting a remote VTK training course in August: VTK (Advanced) on August 26th - 27th from 1pm - 5pm EST Register using the code VTKADVANCEDCOURSE for a 20% off reg…

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## [Upcoming Live VTK Training Courses](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-live-vtk-training-courses/13885)

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**Author:** [@NickBearup](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/NickBearup)\
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**Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 7:42pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/upcoming-live-vtk-training-courses/13885 "2024-05-14T19:42:09Z")

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Kitware will be hosting two remote VTK training courses the first week of June! VTK (Beginner) on June 3rd - June 4th from 1pm - 5pm EST VTK (Advanced) on June 5th - June 6th from 1pm - 5pm EST For more information, s…

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## [Moved VTK webassembly SDK docker image to new kitware/vtk-wasm-sdk](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/moved-vtk-webassembly-sdk-docker-image-to-new-kitware-vtk-wasm-sdk/13542)

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**Author:** [@jaswantp](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/jaswantp)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 10:06pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/moved-vtk-webassembly-sdk-docker-image-to-new-kitware-vtk-wasm-sdk/13542 "2024-03-14T22:06:19Z")

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The vtk-wasm-sdk CI will now publish webassembly builds of VTK in kitware/vtk-wasm-sdk. The older kitware/vtk-wasm docker repo is no longer maintained. There seems to be no clean way of deprecating/archiving docker imag…

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## [VTK Live Training Courses coming up in March](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-live-training-courses-coming-up-in-march/13367)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/cory.quammen)\
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**Last updated:** [February 22, 2024, 9:36pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-live-training-courses-coming-up-in-march/13367 "2024-02-22T21:36:11Z")

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Learn from the developers behind VTK at Kitware’s live user training courses! Kitware will be hosting two remote VTK training courses in March: VTK Beginner Course on March 11 - 12 from 1:00pm - 5:00pm EST VTK Adv…

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## [VTK Examples - WASM and CI/CD](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-wasm-and-ci-cd/13264)

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**Author:** [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 8, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-wasm-and-ci-cd/13264 "2024-02-08T16:23:04Z")

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The VTK examples have had a significant upgrade: WASM has been introduced for the C++ examples. This means that we have a live preview feature in WebAssembly for lots of the C++ examples. CI/CD (continuous integration …

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## [VTK training courses at the end of January 2024](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-training-courses-at-the-end-of-january-2024/13056)

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**Author:** [@cory.quammen](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/cory.quammen)\
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**Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 6:58pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-training-courses-at-the-end-of-january-2024/13056 "2024-01-11T18:58:49Z")

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VTK (Beginner) and (Advanced): Kitware will be hosting two remote VTK training courses at the end of January! VTK (Beginner) on January 29th - 30th from 1pm - 5pm EST VTK (Advanced) on January 31st - February 1st from…

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## [VTK Examples - Some ColorMap to LookupTable tools](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-some-colormap-to-lookuptable-tools/12237)

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**Author:** [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-some-colormap-to-lookuptable-tools/12237 "2023-11-30T04:08:05Z")

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Introduction There is nothing in VTK that allows you to easily import colormaps. So it is hoped that these examples address this and make it easier for users to import or create their own colormaps. Hopefully this will …

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## [VTK 9.3.0 is out](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-3-0-is-out/12709)

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**Author:** [@willdunklin](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/willdunklin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 1:00pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-3-0-is-out/12709 "2023-11-15T13:00:38Z")

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VTK 9.3.0 is finally here! This release includes a new customizable ABI namespace, new filters, data types and IO wrapppers, various performance improvements, and many, many other new features not listed here. Please see…

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## [VTK 9.3.0.rc2 has been tagged](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-3-0-rc2-has-been-tagged/12575)

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**Author:** [@willdunklin](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/willdunklin)\
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**Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 10:26pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-3-0-rc2-has-been-tagged/12575 "2023-10-30T22:26:11Z")

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VTK 9.3.0.rc2 has been tagged! Downloads for docs, sources, wheels should be available on the VTK site no later than tomorrow (October 31). Hopefully this is the last release candidate before the full 9.3 release. Please…

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## [VTK Examples - Examples to demonstrate VTK background gradients](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-examples-to-demonstrate-vtk-background-gradients/12339)

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**Author:** [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2023, 4:23am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-examples-to-demonstrate-vtk-background-gradients/12339 "2023-09-22T04:23:18Z")

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The the following gradient background modes are demonstrated: Vertical Horizontal Radial Farthest Side Radial Farthest Corner in: GradientBackground.cxx GradientBackground.py Note that the viewports are also bor…

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## [VTK Examples - Removing Unneeded Includes and Upgrading VTKClassesUsedInExamples](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-removing-unneeded-includes-and-upgrading-vtkclassesusedinexamples/12171)

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**Author:** [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)\
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**Last updated:** [August 21, 2023, 12:03am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-removing-unneeded-includes-and-upgrading-vtkclassesusedinexamples/12171 "2023-08-21T00:03:56Z")

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This was undertaken to make the Online Examples of the VTK Documentation more accurate. As a side note: a maximum of 10 online examples are shown, and, if there are more than 10 examples, then a randomised set is produce…

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## [VTK 9.3.0.rc1 has been tagged](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-3-0-rc1-has-been-tagged/12144)

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**Author:** [@willdunklin](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/willdunklin)\
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**Last updated:** [August 14, 2023, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-9-3-0-rc1-has-been-tagged/12144 "2023-08-14T14:49:32Z")

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VTK 9.3.0.rc1 has been tagged! Downloads for docs, sources, wheels should be available later today (Aug 14). Please report any issues you find. Downloads: https://vtk.org/download/ Release notes: https://gitlab.kitwar…

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## [Training coming up on trame](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/training-coming-up-on-trame/11922)

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**Author:** [@Sebastien\_Jourdain](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/Sebastien_Jourdain)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2023, 7:02pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/training-coming-up-on-trame/11922 "2023-08-10T19:02:30Z")

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Wondering what trame is? Well it is a Python framework for building desktop like application with a Web UI that can then be deployed either as a regular desktop application or in the cloud without any code change. Trame …

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## [VTK Examples - FroggieSurface and FroggieView](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-froggiesurface-and-froggieview/11952)

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**Author:** [@amaclean](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/amaclean)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/vtk-examples-froggiesurface-and-froggieview/11952 "2023-07-20T13:17:34Z")

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Introduction The VTK Frog example has been popular since the earliest days of the software. I am happy to announce that we have rejuvenated the code and made it easier to use. The original code – Frog.py, FrogDemo.py and…

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## [Really Fast Isocontouring - Blog post](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/really-fast-isocontouring-blog-post/11706)

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**Author:** [@will.schroeder](https://discourse.vtk.org/u/will.schroeder)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2023, 12:24am UTC](https://discourse.vtk.org/t/really-fast-isocontouring-blog-post/11706 "2023-06-15T00:24:13Z")

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Some folks here may be interested in this post. It discusses continuous (vtkFlyingEdges3D) and discrete (vtkSurfaceNets3D) isocontouring: https://www.kitware.com/really-fast-isocontouring/

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