bool mitk::AffineDataInteractor3D::ColorizeSurface(BaseRenderer::Pointer renderer, double scalar)
{
  BaseData::Pointer data = this->GetDataNode()->GetData();
  if(data.IsNull())
  {
    MITK_ERROR << "AffineInteractor3D: No data object present!";
    return false;
  }

  // Get the timestep to also support 3D+t
  int timeStep = 0;
  if (renderer.IsNotNull())
    timeStep = renderer->GetTimeStep(data);


  // If data is an mitk::Surface, extract it
  Surface::Pointer surface = dynamic_cast< Surface* >(data.GetPointer());
  vtkPolyData* polyData = NULL;
  if (surface.IsNotNull())
    polyData = surface->GetVtkPolyData(timeStep);

  if (polyData == NULL)
  {
    MITK_ERROR << "AffineInteractor3D: No poly data present!";
    return false;
  }

  vtkPointData* pointData = polyData->GetPointData();
  if (pointData == NULL)
  {
    MITK_ERROR << "AffineInteractor3D: No point data present!";
    return false;
  }

  vtkDataArray* scalars = pointData->GetScalars();
  if (scalars == NULL)
  {
    MITK_ERROR << "AffineInteractor3D: No scalars for point data present!";
    return false;
  }

  for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pointData->GetNumberOfTuples(); ++i)
  {
    scalars->SetComponent(i, 0, scalar);
  }

  polyData->Modified();
  pointData->Update();

  return true;
}