# Anatomical Orientation Example

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**Created:** [December 21, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/anatomical-orientation-example/1701 "2017-12-21T12:53:25Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 21, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/anatomical-orientation-example/1701/1 "2017-12-21T12:53:25Z")

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Andrew Maclean has just added an example to the [VTK Examples](https://lorensen.github.io/VTKExamples/site/).  
The example, called AnatomicalOrientation, depicts a human figure by the three commonly used anatomical planes.  
The C++ version is [here](https://lorensen.github.io/VTKExamples/site/Cxx/VisualizationAlgorithms/AnatomicalOrientation/).  
The Python version is [here](https://lorensen.github.io/VTKExamples/site/Python/VisualizationAlgorithms/AnatomicalOrientation/).

The human data file is taken from: [Human.vtp](https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/master/Base/Logic/Resources/OrientationMarkers/Human.vtp). Thanks to the Slicer people for providing this.