3DviewerExample.py

from ij import IJ
from ij3d import Image3DUniverse, Content

flyurl = "http://imagej.nih.gov/ij/images/flybrain.zip"
imp = IJ.openImage(flyurl)
univ = Image3DUniverse()
univ.show()
c = univ.addVoltex(imp)

from ij import ImagePlus, ImageStack
from ij3d.behaviors import ViewPlatformTransformer
from javax.media.j3d import Transform3D
#from javax.vecmath import Vector3d
from org.scijava.vecmath import Vector3d 
import time

vtf = ViewPlatformTransformer(univ, univ)
x1z1 = Vector3d(1, 0, 1)
univ.rotateToPositiveXY()

imp = univ.takeSnapshot()
stk = ImageStack(imp.width, imp.height)
stk.addSlice(imp.getProcessor())

for zm in range(1,3000, 10):
    vtf.zoomTo(zm)
    vtf.rotate(x1z1, 0.03)
    stk.addSlice(univ.takeSnapshot().getProcessor())
    time.sleep(0.01)
 
for zm in range(3000, 1000, -10):
    vtf.zoomTo(zm)
    vtf.rotate(x1z1, 0.03)
    stk.addSlice(univ.takeSnapshot().getProcessor())
    time.sleep(0.01)

movie = ImagePlus("out", stk)
movie.show()