PolyDataFilters

class PolyDataFilters(*args, **kwargs)

An internal class to manage filters/algorithms for polydata datasets.

Inherited Attributes

_BoundsSizeMixin.bounds_size

Return the size of each axis of the object’s bounding box.

Methods

PolyDataFilters.append_polydata(*meshes[, ...])	Append one or more PolyData into this one.
PolyDataFilters.boolean_difference(other_mesh)	Perform a boolean difference operation between two meshes.
PolyDataFilters.boolean_intersection(other_mesh)	Perform a boolean intersection operation on two meshes.
PolyDataFilters.boolean_union(other_mesh[, ...])	Perform a boolean union operation on two meshes.
PolyDataFilters.clean([point_merging, ...])	Clean the mesh.
PolyDataFilters.clip_closed_surface([...])	Clip a closed polydata surface with a plane.
PolyDataFilters.collision(other_mesh[, ...])	Perform collision determination between two polyhedral surfaces.
PolyDataFilters.compute_arc_length([...])	Compute the arc length over the length of the probed line.
PolyDataFilters.compute_normals([...])	Compute point and/or cell normals for a mesh.
PolyDataFilters.contour_banded(n_contours[, ...])	Generate filled contours.
PolyDataFilters.curvature([curv_type, ...])	Return the point-wise curvature of a mesh.
PolyDataFilters.decimate(target_reduction[, ...])	Reduce the number of triangles in a triangular mesh using vtkQuadricDecimation.
PolyDataFilters.decimate_polyline(reduction, *)	Reduce the number of lines in a polyline mesh.
PolyDataFilters.decimate_pro(reduction[, ...])	Reduce the number of triangles in a triangular mesh.
PolyDataFilters.delaunay_2d([tol, alpha, ...])	Apply a 2D Delaunay filter along the best fitting plane.
PolyDataFilters.edge_mask(angle[, progress_bar])	Return a mask of the points of a surface mesh with a surface angle greater than angle.
PolyDataFilters.extrude(vector[, capping, ...])	Sweep polygonal data creating a "skirt" from free edges.
PolyDataFilters.extrude_rotate([resolution, ...])	Sweep polygonal data creating "skirt" from free edges/lines, and lines from vertices.
PolyDataFilters.extrude_trim(direction, ...)	Extrude polygonal data trimmed by a surface.
PolyDataFilters.fill_holes(hole_size[, ...])	Fill holes in a pyvista.PolyData or vtkPolyData object.
PolyDataFilters.flip_faces(*[, inplace, ...])	Flip the orientation of the faces.
PolyDataFilters.flip_normal_vectors(*[, ...])	Flip the direction of the mesh's point and cell normal vectors.
PolyDataFilters.flip_normals()	Flip normals of a triangular mesh by reversing the point ordering.
PolyDataFilters.geodesic(start_vertex, ...)	Calculate the geodesic path between two vertices using Dijkstra's algorithm.
PolyDataFilters.geodesic_distance(...[, ...])	Calculate the geodesic distance between two vertices using Dijkstra's algorithm.
PolyDataFilters.intersection(mesh[, ...])	Compute the intersection between two meshes.
PolyDataFilters.merge(dataset[, ...])	Merge this mesh with one or more datasets.
PolyDataFilters.multi_ray_trace(origins, ...)	Perform multiple ray trace calculations.
PolyDataFilters.plot_boundaries([...])	Plot boundaries of a mesh.
PolyDataFilters.plot_curvature([curv_type])	Plot the curvature.
PolyDataFilters.plot_normals([show_mesh, ...])	Plot the point normals of a mesh.
PolyDataFilters.project_points_to_plane([...])	Project points of this mesh to a plane.
PolyDataFilters.protein_ribbon([progress_bar])	Generate protein ribbon.
PolyDataFilters.ray_trace(origin, end_point)	Perform a single ray trace calculation.
PolyDataFilters.reconstruct_surface([...])	Reconstruct a surface from the points in this dataset.
PolyDataFilters.remove_points(remove[, ...])	Rebuild a mesh by removing points.
PolyDataFilters.remove_unused_points(*[, ...])	Remove points which are not used by any cells.
PolyDataFilters.ribbon([width, scalars, ...])	Create a ribbon of the lines in this dataset.
PolyDataFilters.ruled_surface(*[, ...])	Create a ruled surface from a polyline.
PolyDataFilters.smooth([n_iter, ...])	Adjust point coordinates using Laplacian smoothing.
PolyDataFilters.smooth_taubin([n_iter, ...])	Smooth a PolyData DataSet with Taubin smoothing.
PolyDataFilters.strip([join, max_length, ...])	Strip poly data cells.
PolyDataFilters.subdivide(nsub[, subfilter, ...])	Increase the number of triangles in a single, connected triangular mesh.
PolyDataFilters.subdivide_adaptive([...])	Increase the number of triangles in a triangular mesh based on edge and/or area metrics.
PolyDataFilters.triangulate(*[, pass_verts, ...])	Return an all triangle mesh.
PolyDataFilters.triangulate_contours([...])	Triangulate and fill all 2D contours to create polygons.
PolyDataFilters.tube([radius, scalars, ...])	Generate a tube around each input line.

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_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.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.