diff --git a/vtkInterface/plotting.py b/vtkInterface/plotting.py
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100755
--- a/vtkInterface/plotting.py
+++ b/vtkInterface/plotting.py
@@ -3,17 +3,17 @@ vtk plotting module
 

 """

 import colorsys

-

-import vtk

-from vtk.util import numpy_support as VN

 import numpy as np

-

 import vtkInterface

 

-font_keys = {'arial': vtk.VTK_ARIAL,

-             'courier': vtk.VTK_COURIER,

-             'times': vtk.VTK_TIMES}

-

+try:

+    import vtk

+    from vtk.util import numpy_support as VN

+    font_keys = {'arial': vtk.VTK_ARIAL,

+                 'courier': vtk.VTK_COURIER,

+                 'times': vtk.VTK_TIMES}

+except:

+    pass

 

 def Plot(mesh, **args):

     """
allowed to pass on loading vtk for autodoc for plotting