Line

Line(

pointa: VectorLike[float] = (-0.5, 0.0, 0.0),

pointb: VectorLike[float] = (0.5, 0.0, 0.0),

resolution: int = 1,

) → PolyData

Create a line.

Parameters:

pointasequence[float], default: (-0.5, 0.0, 0.0)

Location in [x, y, z].

pointbsequence[float], default: (0.5, 0.0, 0.0)

Location in [x, y, z].

resolutionint, default: 1

Number of pieces to divide line into.

Returns:

pyvista.PolyData

Line mesh.

Examples

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Create a line between (0, 0, 0) and (0, 0, 1).

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = pv.Line((0, 0, 0), (0, 0, 1))
>>> mesh.plot(color='k', line_width=10)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

Used In

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• Plotter.increment_point_size_and_line_width (1 use)
• PolyData.line_connectivity (1 use)
• PolyData.n_lines (1 use)
• PolyDataFilters.tube (1 use)
• download_kitchen (1 use)

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