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VTK

The Visualization Toolkit (VTK) is a free software system for 3D computer graphics, image processing and scientific visualization.

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Developer
Kitware Inc.
License
3-Clause BSD
Operating system
Cross-platform
Repository
VTK Repository
Stable release
9.5.2 / 16 September 2025; 11 months ago (16 September 2025)
Type
Scientific visualization

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VTK

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples69
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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VTK

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related to history · 16
VTK → After, An Object-Oriented Approach, Bill Lorensen, General Electric, Graphics, IEEE Visualization, Ken Martin, Kitware, Livermore National Laboratory, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Petabyte, Sandia National Laboratories, The, The Visualization Toolkit, Will Schroeder, With
related to Functionality · 14
VTK → Delaunay, GUI, Java, Kitware, Linux, Mac, Python, Qt, Tcl, Tcl/Tk, The, Tk, Unix, Windows
related to External links · 9
VTK → Javascript, Kitware, ParaView, ParaView WikiPDF, VTK Archived, VTK Wiki Archived, VTKSome, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineParallel Visualization Application
related to Criticism · 8
VTK → CUDA, However, In, MEDInria, NVidia, Sandia's Kokkos, Starviewer, VTK-m
related to Further reading · 5
VTK → Avila, ISBN, Kitware, Lisa Sobierajski, The VTK User's Guide
see also · 3
VTK → Free, ParaviewCategory, Software
Developer · 1
VTK → Kitware Inc.
License · 1
VTK → 3-Clause BSD
Operating system · 1
VTK → Cross-platform
Repository · 1
VTK → VTK Repository

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visualization toolkit kitware software system written python core 3d processing also scientific bsd 3-clause license supports various applications application national

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
VTKDeveloperKitware Inc.1.00infobox
VTKLicense3-Clause BSD1.00infobox
VTKOperating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
VTKRepositoryVTK Repository1.00infobox
VTKStable release9.5.2 / 16 September 2025; 11 months ago (16 September 2025)1.00infobox
VTKTypeScientific visualization1.00infobox
VTKWebsitewww.vtk.org1.00infobox
VTKWritten inC, C++, Python1.00infobox
VTKis apowerful and widely known toolkit0.90text
Qtinstance ofand integrates with various databases and GUI toolkits0.80text
Tkinstance ofand integrates with various databases and GUI toolkits0.80text
VTK-m which can speed-upinstance ofsince 2013 there have been improvements0.80text

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