pyvista.examples.downloads.download_gourds#

download_gourds(zoom=False, load=True)[source]#

Download gourds dataset.

Parameters:
zoombool, default: False

When True, return the zoomed picture of the gourds.

loadbool, default: True

Load the dataset after downloading it when True. Set this to False and only the filename will be returned.

Returns:
pyvista.ImageData | str

DataSet or filename depending on load.

Examples

>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> dataset = examples.download_gourds()
>>> dataset.plot(rgba=True, cpos="xy")
../../../_images/pyvista-examples-downloads-download_gourds-1_00_00.png

See Gaussian Smoothing for an example using this dataset.