PlatonicSolidSource

class PlatonicSolidSource(*args, **kwargs)

Platonic solid source algorithm class.

Added in version 0.44.0.

Parameters:

kindstr | int, default: ‘tetrahedron’

The kind of Platonic solid to create. Either the name of the polyhedron or an integer index:

• 'tetrahedron' or 0

• 'cube' or 1

• 'octahedron' or 2

• 'icosahedron' or 3

• 'dodecahedron' or 4

Examples

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Create and plot a dodecahedron.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> dodeca = pv.PlatonicSolidSource('dodecahedron')
>>> dodeca.output.plot(categories=True)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

See Platonic Solids for more examples using this filter.

Methods

Attributes

PlatonicSolidSource.kind	Get the kind of Platonic solid to create.
PlatonicSolidSource.output	Get the output data object for a port on this algorithm.