plot_arrows

plot_arrows(

cent: VectorLikeFloat | MatrixLikeFloat,

direction: VectorLikeFloat | MatrixLikeFloat,

**kwargs: Any,

) → Any

Plot arrows as vectors.

Parameters:

centVectorLikeFloat | MatrixLikeFloat

Accepts a single 3d point or array of 3d points.

directionVectorLikeFloat | MatrixLikeFloat

Accepts a single 3d point or array of 3d vectors. Must contain the same number of items as cent.

**kwargsdict, optional

See pyvista.plot().

Returns:

tuple

See the returns of pyvista.plot().

Examples

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Plot a single random arrow.

>>> import numpy as np
>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> rng = np.random.default_rng(seed=0)
>>> cent = rng.random(3)
>>> direction = rng.random(3)
>>> pv.plot_arrows(cent, direction)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

Plot 100 random arrows.

>>> import numpy as np
>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> cent = rng.random((100, 3))
>>> direction = rng.random((100, 3))
>>> pv.plot_arrows(cent, direction)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

See Also

pyvista.plot

pyvista.plot_compare

pyvista.Plotter