pyvista.DataSetMapper

class DataSetMapper(dataset: Optional[DataSet] = None, theme: Optional[DefaultTheme] = None)

Wrap _vtk.vtkDataSetMapper.

Parameters:

datasetpyvista.DataSet, optional

Dataset to assign to this mapper.

themepyvista.themes.DefaultTheme, optional

Plot-specific theme.

Examples

Create a mapper outside pyvista.Plotter and assign it to an actor.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = pv.Cube()
>>> mapper = pv.DataSetMapper(dataset=mesh)
>>> actor = pv.Actor(mapper=mapper)
>>> actor.plot()

Methods

DataSetMapper.as_rgba()	Convert the active scalars to RGBA.
DataSetMapper.set_custom_opacity(opacity, ...)	Set custom opacity.
DataSetMapper.set_scalars(scalars, scalars_name)	Set the scalars on this mapper.

Attributes

DataSetMapper.cmap	Colormap assigned to this mapper.
DataSetMapper.dataset	Return or set the dataset assigned to this mapper.