_PointSetBase.remove_cells

_PointSetBase.remove_cells#

_PointSetBase.remove_cells( ind: VectorLike[bool] | VectorLike[int], inplace: bool = False, ) → _PointSetBase[source]#

Remove cells.

Parameters:

indVectorLike[int] | VectorLike[bool]: Cell indices to be removed. The array can also be a boolean array of the same size as the number of cells.
inplacebool, default: False: Whether to update the mesh in-place.

Returns:

pyvista.DataSet: Same type as the input, but with the specified cells removed.

Examples#

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Remove 20 cells from an unstructured grid.

>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> hex_mesh = pv.read(examples.hexbeamfile)
>>> removed = hex_mesh.remove_cells(range(10, 20))
>>> removed.plot(color='lightblue', show_edges=True, line_width=3)