pyvista.DataSet.find_cells_along_line#

DataSet.find_cells_along_line( pointa: VectorLike[float], pointb: VectorLike[float], tolerance: float = 0.0, ) → NumpyArray[int][source]#

Find the index of cells whose bounds intersect a line.

Line is defined from pointa to pointb.

Parameters:

pointaVector: Length 3 coordinate of the start of the line.
pointbVector: Length 3 coordinate of the end of the line.
tolerancefloat, default: 0.0: The absolute tolerance to use to find cells along line.

Returns:

numpy.ndarray: Index or indices of the cell(s) whose bounds intersect the line.

Warning

This method returns cells whose bounds intersect the line. This means that the line may not intersect the cell itself. To obtain cells that intersect the line, use pyvista.DataSet.find_cells_intersecting_line().

See also

DataSet.find_closest_point
DataSet.find_closest_cell
DataSet.find_containing_cell
DataSet.find_cells_within_bounds
DataSet.find_cells_intersecting_line

Examples

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = pv.Sphere()
>>> mesh.find_cells_along_line([0.0, 0, 0], [1.0, 0, 0])
array([  86,   87, 1652, 1653])