_PointSetBase

class _PointSetBase(*args, **kwargs)

PyVista’s equivalent of vtkPointSet.

This holds methods common to PolyData and UnstructuredGrid.

Inherited Attributes

DataSet.active_normals	Return the active normals as an array.
DataSet.active_scalars	Return the active scalars as an array.
DataSet.active_scalars_info	Return the active scalar’s association and name.
DataSet.active_scalars_name	Return the name of the active scalars.
DataSet.active_tensors	Return the active tensors array.
DataSet.active_tensors_info	Return the active tensor’s field and name: [field, name].
DataSet.active_tensors_name	Return the name of the active tensor array.
DataSet.active_texture_coordinates	Return the active texture coordinates on the points.
DataSet.active_vectors	Return the active vectors array.
DataSet.active_vectors_info	Return the active vector’s association and name.
DataSet.active_vectors_name	Return the name of the active vectors array.
DataObject.actual_memory_size	Return the actual size of the dataset object.
DataSet.area	Return the mesh area if 2D.
DataSet.array_names	Return a list of array names for the dataset.
DataSet.arrows	Return a glyph representation of the active vector data as arrows.
DataSet.bounding_sphere	Compute the radius and center of a bounding sphere.
DataSet.bounds	Return the bounding box of this dataset.
_BoundsSizeMixin.bounds_size	Return the size of each axis of the object’s bounding box.
DataSet.cell	A generator that provides an easy way to loop over all cells.
DataSet.cell_data	Return cell data as DataSetAttributes.
DataSet.center	Set or return the center of the bounding box.
DataSet.dimensionality	Return the number of spatial dimensions spanned by this dataset’s points.
DataSet.distinct_cell_types	Return the set of distinct cell types in this dataset.
DataObject.field_data	Return FieldData as DataSetAttributes.
DataSet.has_nonlinear_cells	Return True if the mesh contains any non-linear cells.
DataSet.is_empty	Return True if there are no points.
DataSet.length	Return the length of the diagonal of the bounding box.
DataSet.max_cell_dimensionality	Return the maximum spatial dimensionality of all cells in this mesh.
DataObject.memory_address	Get address of the underlying VTK C++ object.
DataSet.min_cell_dimensionality	Get the minimum spatial dimensionality of all cells in this mesh.
DataSet.n_arrays	Return the number of arrays present in the dataset.
DataSet.n_cells	Return the number of cells in the entire dataset.
DataSet.n_points	Return the number of points in the entire dataset.
DataSet.number_of_cells	Return the number of cells.
DataSet.number_of_points	Return the number of points.
DataSet.point_data	Return point data as DataSetAttributes.
DataSet.points	Return a reference to the points as a NumPy object.
DataObject.user_dict	Set or return a user-specified data dictionary.
DataSet.volume	Return the mesh volume.

Methods

_PointSetBase.center_of_mass([scalars_weight])	Return the coordinates for the center of mass of the mesh.
_PointSetBase.points_to_double()	Convert the points datatype to double precision.
_PointSetBase.remove_cells(ind[, inplace])	Remove cells.
_PointSetBase.shallow_copy(to_copy)	Create a shallow copy from a different dataset into this one.

Inherited Methods

DataObject.add_field_data	Add field data.
DataObject.cast_to_multiblock	Convert this DataObject to a MultiBlock.
DataSet.cast_to_pointset	Extract the points of this dataset and return a pyvista.PointSet.
DataSet.cast_to_poly_points	Extract the points of this dataset and return a pyvista.PolyData.
DataSet.cast_to_unstructured_grid	Get a new representation of this object as a UnstructuredGrid.
DataSet.cell_neighbors	Get the cell neighbors of the ind-th cell.
DataSet.cell_neighbors_levels	Get consecutive levels of cell neighbors.
DataSet.clear_cell_data	Remove all cell arrays.
DataSet.clear_data	Remove all arrays from point/cell/field data.
DataObject.clear_field_data	Remove all field data.
DataSet.clear_point_data	Remove all point arrays.
DataObject.copy	Return a copy of the object.
DataObject.copy_attributes	Copy the data attributes of the input dataset object.
DataSet.copy_from	Overwrite this dataset in-place with the new dataset’s geometries and data.
DataSet.copy_meta_from	Copy pyvista meta data onto this object from another object.
DataObject.copy_structure	Copy the structure (geometry and topology) of the input dataset object.
DataObject.deep_copy	Overwrite this data object with another data object as a deep copy.
DataSet.find_cells_along_line	Find the index of cells whose bounds intersect a line.
DataSet.find_cells_intersecting_line	Find the index of cells that intersect a line.
DataSet.find_cells_within_bounds	Find the index of cells in this mesh within bounds.
DataSet.find_closest_cell	Find index of closest cell in this mesh to the given point.
DataSet.find_closest_point	Find index of closest point in this mesh to the given point.
DataSet.find_containing_cell	Find index of a cell that contains the given point.
DataSet.get_array	Search both point, cell, and field data for an array.
DataSet.get_array_association	Get the association of an array.
DataSet.get_cell	Return a pyvista.Cell object.
DataSet.get_data_range	Get the min and max of a named array.
DataObject.head	Return the header stats of this dataset.
DataSet.intersect_with_line	Locate points and cell ids that intersect a line.
DataSet.plot	Plot a PyVista, NumPy, or VTK object.
DataSet.point_cell_ids	Get the cell IDs that use the ind-th point.
DataSet.point_is_inside_cell	Return whether one or more points are inside a cell.
DataSet.point_neighbors	Get the point neighbors of the ind-th point.
DataSet.point_neighbors_levels	Get consecutive levels of point neighbors.
DataSet.rename_array	Change array name by searching for the array then renaming it.
DataObject.save	Save this vtk object to file.
DataSet.set_active_scalars	Find the scalars by name and appropriately sets it as active.
DataSet.set_active_tensors	Find the tensors by name and appropriately sets it as active.
DataSet.set_active_vectors	Find the vectors by name and appropriately sets it as active.
DataSet.to_arrow	Return this dataset’s point or cell arrays as a pyarrow.Table.
DataSet.to_pandas	Return this dataset’s point or cell arrays as a pandas.DataFrame.

Filters

DataSetFilters.align	Align a dataset to another.
DataSetFilters.align_xyz	Align a dataset to the x-y-z axes.
DataSetFilters.bounding_box	Return a bounding box for this dataset.
DataObjectFilters.cell_centers	Generate points at the center of the cells in this dataset.
DataObjectFilters.cell_data_to_point_data	Transform cell data into point data.
DataObjectFilters.cell_quality	Compute a function of (geometric) quality for each cell of a mesh.
DataObjectFilters.cell_validator	Check the validity of each cell in this dataset.
DataObjectFilters.clip	Clip a dataset by a plane by specifying the origin and normal.
DataObjectFilters.clip_box	Clip a dataset by a bounding box defined by the bounds.
DataSetFilters.clip_scalar	Clip a dataset by a scalar.
DataObjectFilters.clip_slab	Clip a dataset by a slab of finite thickness around a plane.
DataSetFilters.clip_surface	Clip any mesh type using a pyvista.PolyData surface mesh.
DataSetFilters.color_labels	Add RGB(A) scalars to labeled data.
DataSetFilters.compute_boundary_mesh_quality	Compute metrics on the boundary faces of a mesh.
DataObjectFilters.compute_cell_sizes	Compute sizes for 0D (vertex count), 1D (length), 2D (area) and 3D (volume) cells.
DataSetFilters.compute_derivative	Compute derivative-based quantities of point/cell scalar field.
DataSetFilters.compute_implicit_distance	Compute the implicit distance from the points to a surface.
DataSetFilters.connectivity	Find and label connected regions.
DataSetFilters.contour	Contour an input self by an array.
DataObjectFilters.convex_hull	Compute the convex hull from this mesh’s points.
DataObjectFilters.ctp	Transform cell data into point data.
DataSetFilters.decimate_boundary	Return a decimated version of a triangulation of the boundary.
DataSetFilters.delaunay_3d	Construct a 3D Delaunay triangulation of the mesh.
DataObjectFilters.elevation	Generate scalar values on a dataset.
DataSetFilters.explode	Push each individual cell away from the center of the dataset.
DataObjectFilters.extract_all_edges	Extract all the internal/external edges of the dataset as PolyData.
DataSetFilters.extract_cells	Return a subset of the grid.
DataSetFilters.extract_cells_by_type	Extract cells of a specified type.
DataSetFilters.extract_feature_edges	Extract edges from the surface of the mesh.
DataSetFilters.extract_geometry	Extract the outer surface of a volume or structured grid dataset.
DataSetFilters.extract_largest	Extract largest connected set in mesh.
DataSetFilters.extract_points	Return a subset of the grid (with cells) that contains any of the given point indices.
DataObjectFilters.extract_surface	Extract surface geometry of the mesh as PolyData.
DataSetFilters.extract_values	Return a subset of the mesh based on the values of point or cell data.
DataObjectFilters.flip_normal	Flip mesh about the normal.
DataObjectFilters.flip_x	Flip mesh about the x-axis.
DataObjectFilters.flip_y	Flip mesh about the y-axis.
DataObjectFilters.flip_z	Flip mesh about the z-axis.
DataSetFilters.gaussian_splatting	Splat points into a volume using a Gaussian distribution.
DataSetFilters.glyph	Copy a geometric representation (called a glyph) to the input dataset.
DataSetFilters.integrate_data	Integrate point and cell data.
DataSetFilters.interpolate	Interpolate values onto this mesh from a given dataset.
DataSetFilters.merge	Join one or many other grids to this grid.
DataSetFilters.merge_points	Merge duplicate points in this mesh.
DataSetFilters.oriented_bounding_box	Return an oriented bounding box (OBB) for this dataset.
DataSetFilters.outline	Produce an outline of the full extent for the input dataset.
DataSetFilters.outline_corners	Produce an outline of the corners for the input dataset.
DataSetFilters.pack_labels	Renumber labeled data such that labels are contiguous.
DataSetFilters.partition	Break down input dataset into a requested number of partitions.
DataSetFilters.plot_over_circular_arc	Sample a dataset along a circular arc and plot it.
DataSetFilters.plot_over_circular_arc_normal	Sample a dataset along a circular arc defined by a normal and polar vector and plot it.
DataSetFilters.plot_over_line	Sample a dataset along a high resolution line and plot.
DataObjectFilters.point_data_to_cell_data	Transform point data into cell data.
DataObjectFilters.ptc	Transform point data into cell data.
DataObjectFilters.reflect	Reflect a dataset across a plane.
DataSetFilters.remove_nan_cells	Remove cells whose scalar values are NaN.
DataObjectFilters.resize	Resize the dataset’s bounds.
DataObjectFilters.rotate	Rotate mesh about a point with a rotation matrix or Rotation object.
DataObjectFilters.rotate_vector	Rotate mesh about a vector.
DataObjectFilters.rotate_x	Rotate mesh about the x-axis.
DataObjectFilters.rotate_y	Rotate mesh about the y-axis.
DataObjectFilters.rotate_z	Rotate mesh about the z-axis.
DataObjectFilters.sample	Resample array data from a passed mesh onto this mesh.
DataSetFilters.sample_over_circular_arc	Sample a dataset over a circular arc.
DataSetFilters.sample_over_circular_arc_normal	Sample a dataset over a circular arc defined by a normal and polar vector and plot it.
DataSetFilters.sample_over_line	Sample a dataset onto a line.
DataSetFilters.sample_over_multiple_lines	Sample a dataset onto a multiple lines.
DataObjectFilters.scale	Scale the mesh.
DataSetFilters.select_enclosed_points	Mark points as to whether they are inside a closed surface.
DataSetFilters.select_interior_points	Mark points from this mesh as inside or outside relative to a closed surface.
DataSetFilters.separate_cells	Return a copy of the dataset with separated cells with no shared points.
DataSetFilters.shrink	Shrink the individual faces of a mesh.
DataObjectFilters.slice	Slice a dataset by a plane at the specified origin and normal vector orientation.
DataObjectFilters.slice_along_axis	Create many slices of the input dataset along a specified axis.
DataObjectFilters.slice_along_line	Slice a dataset using a polyline/spline as the path.
DataObjectFilters.slice_implicit	Slice a dataset by a VTK implicit function.
DataObjectFilters.slice_orthogonal	Create three orthogonal slices through the dataset on the three Cartesian planes.
DataSetFilters.sort_labels	Sort labeled data by number of points or cells.
DataSetFilters.split_bodies	Find, label, and split connected bodies/volumes.
DataSetFilters.split_values	Split mesh into separate sub-meshes using point or cell data.
DataSetFilters.streamlines	Integrate a vector field to generate streamlines.
DataSetFilters.streamlines_evenly_spaced_2D	Generate evenly spaced streamlines on a 2D dataset.
DataSetFilters.streamlines_from_source	Generate streamlines of vectors from the points of a source mesh.
DataSetFilters.surface_indices	Return the surface indices of a grid.
DataSetFilters.tessellate	Tessellate a mesh.
DataSetFilters.texture_map_to_plane	Texture map this dataset to a user defined plane.
DataSetFilters.texture_map_to_sphere	Texture map this dataset to a user defined sphere.
DataSetFilters.threshold	Apply a vtkThreshold filter to the input dataset.
DataSetFilters.threshold_percent	Threshold the dataset by a percentage of its range on the active scalars array.
DataObjectFilters.transform	Transform this mesh with a 4x4 transform.
DataObjectFilters.translate	Translate the mesh.
DataObjectFilters.triangulate	Return an all triangle mesh.
DataObjectFilters.validate_mesh	Validate this mesh’s array data, points, and cells.
DataSetFilters.voxelize	Voxelize mesh to UnstructuredGrid.
DataSetFilters.voxelize_binary_mask	Voxelize mesh as a binary ImageData mask.
DataSetFilters.voxelize_rectilinear	Voxelize mesh to create a RectilinearGrid voxel volume.
DataSetFilters.warp_by_scalar	Warp the dataset’s points by a point data scalars array’s values.
DataSetFilters.warp_by_vector	Warp the dataset’s points by a point data vectors array’s values.