vedo/examples/basic/mousehighlight.py

"""Click a sphere to highlight it"""
from vedo import Text2D, Sphere, Plotter
import numpy as np

spheres = []
for i in range(25):
    p = np.random.rand(2)
    s = Sphere(r=0.05).pos(p).color('k5')
    s.name = f"sphere nr.{i} at {p}"
    spheres.append(s)

def func(evt):
    if not evt.object:
        return
    sil = evt.object.silhouette().linewidth(6).c('red5')
    sil.name = "silu" # give it a name so we can remove the old one
    msg.text("You clicked: " + evt.object.name)
    plt.remove('silu').add(sil)

msg = Text2D("", pos="bottom-center", c='k', bg='r9', alpha=0.8)

plt = Plotter(axes=1, bg='black')
plt.add_callback('mouse click', func)
plt.show(spheres, msg, __doc__, zoom=1.2)
plt.close()