download_ivan_angel

download_ivan_angel(

load: bool = True,

*,

high_resolution: bool = False,

) → PolyData | str

Download a scan of an angel statue created by Ivan Nikolov.

The dataset was downloaded from GGG-BenchmarkSfM: Dataset for Benchmarking Close-range SfM Software Performance under Varying Capturing Conditions

Original datasets are under the CC BY 4.0 license.

For more details, see Ivan Nikolov Datasets

Changed in version 0.45: A decimated version of this dataset with 36 thousand cells is now returned. Previously, a high-resolution version with 3.6 million cells was returned. Use high_resolution=True for the high-resolution version.

Parameters:

loadbool, default: True

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

high_resolutionbool, default: False

Set this to True to return a high-resolution version of this dataset. By default, a decimated version is returned with 99% reduction.

Added in version 0.45.

Returns:

outputpyvista.PolyData | str

DataSet or filename depending on load.

Examples

Download Python source code | Download Jupyter notebook

Download and plot the dataset.

>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = examples.download_ivan_angel()
>>> cpos = pv.CameraPosition(
...     position=(-476.14, -393.73, 282.14),
...     focal_point=(-15.00, 11.25, 44.08),
...     viewup=(0.26, 0.24, 0.93),
... )
>>> mesh.plot(cpos=cpos)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

Return the statistics of the dataset.

>>> mesh
PolyData (...)
  N Cells:    35804
  N Points:   18412
  N Strips:   0
  X Bounds:   -1.146e+02, 8.470e+01
  Y Bounds:   -6.987e+01, 9.254e+01
  Z Bounds:   -1.166e+02, 2.052e+02
  N Arrays:   0

See also

Ivan Angel Dataset

See this dataset in the Dataset Gallery for more info.