pyvista.examples.downloads.download_naca

download_naca(load=True)

Download NACA airfoil dataset in EnSight format.

Parameters:

loadbool, default: True

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

Returns:

pyvista.MultiBlock | str

DataSet or filename depending on load.

Examples

Plot the density of the air surrounding the NACA airfoil using the "jet" color map.

>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> cpos = [[-0.22, 0.0, 2.52], [0.43, 0.0, 0.0], [0.0, 1.0, 0.0]]
>>> dataset = examples.download_naca()
>>> dataset.plot(cpos=cpos, cmap="jet")

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

See Load data using a Reader for an example using this dataset.