Conversions

These functions convert between PyVista datasets and the objects of VTK and other mesh libraries. To read or write a file, see Readers and Writers and save().

See also

Wrapping Other Objects

Wrap trimesh and VTK objects.

Transitioning From VTK to PyVista

How PyVista’s interface relates to VTK’s.

Wrapping VTK Objects

is_pyvista_dataset(obj)	Return True if the object is a PyVista wrapped dataset.
wrap(...)	Wrap any given VTK data object to its appropriate PyVista data object.

Meshio

from_meshio(mesh)	Convert a meshio mesh instance to a PyVista mesh.
is_meshio_mesh(obj)	Test if passed object is an instance of meshio.Mesh.
read_meshio(filename[, file_format])	Read any mesh file using meshio.
save_meshio(filename, mesh[, file_format])	Save mesh to file using meshio.
to_meshio(mesh)	Convert a PyVista mesh to a meshio mesh instance.

Trimesh

from_trimesh(mesh, *[, pass_data])	Convert a Trimesh mesh to a PyVista mesh.
is_trimesh_mesh(obj)	Test if passed object is an instance of trimesh.Trimesh.
to_trimesh(mesh, *[, triangulate, pass_data])	Convert a PyVista mesh to a Trimesh mesh.