pyvista.examples.planets.download_sun_surface#

download_sun_surface(texture=False, load=True)[source]#

Download the surface of the Sun.

Textures obtained from Solar Textures.

Parameters:

texturebool, default: False: Set to True when loading the surface as a texture.
loadbool, default: True: Load the dataset. When False, return the path to the file.

Returns:

pyvista.DataSet, pyvista.Texture, or str: Texture, Dataset, or path to the file depending on the load and texture parameters.

Examples

>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> texture = examples.planets.download_sun_surface(texture=True)
>>> texture.plot(zoom='tight', show_axes=False)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene