pyvista.DataSet.n_cells

property DataSet.n_cells: int

Return the number of cells in the entire dataset.

Returns:

int

Number of cells in the entire dataset.

Notes

This returns the total number of cells – for pyvista.PolyData this includes vertices, lines, triangle strips and polygonal faces.

Examples

Create a mesh and return the number of cells in the mesh.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> cube = pv.Cube()
>>> cube.n_cells
6