pyvista.Property

class Property(theme=None, interpolation=None, color=None, style=None, metallic=None, roughness=None, point_size=None, opacity=None, ambient=None, diffuse=None, specular=None, specular_power=None, show_edges=None, edge_color=None, render_points_as_spheres=None, render_lines_as_tubes=None, lighting=None, line_width=None, culling=None)

Wrap vtkProperty and expose it pythonically.

This class is used to set the property of actors.

Parameters:

themepyvista.themes.DefaultTheme, optional

Plot-specific theme.

interpolationstr, optional

Set the method of shading. One of the following:

• 'Physically based rendering' - Physically based rendering.

• 'pbr' - Alias for Physically based rendering.

• 'Phong' - Phong shading.

• 'Gouraud' - Gouraud shading.

• 'Flat' - Flat Shading.

This parameter is case insensitive.

colorColorLike, optional

Used to make the entire mesh have a single solid color. Either a string, RGB list, or hex color string. For example: color='white', color='w', color=[1.0, 1.0, 1.0], or color='#FFFFFF'. Color will be overridden if scalars are specified.

stylestr, optional

Visualization style of the mesh. One of the following: style='surface', style='wireframe', style='points'. Defaults to 'surface'. Note that 'wireframe' only shows a wireframe of the outer geometry.

metallicfloat, optional

Usually this value is either 0 or 1 for a real material but any value in between is valid. This parameter is only used by PBR interpolation.

roughnessfloat, optional

This value has to be between 0 (glossy) and 1 (rough). A glossy material has reflections and a high specular part. This parameter is only used by PBR interpolation.

point_sizefloat, optional

Size of the points represented by this property.

opacityfloat, optional

Opacity of the mesh. A single float value that will be applied globally opacity of the mesh and uniformly applied everywhere - should be between 0 and 1.

ambientfloat, optional

When lighting is enabled, this is the amount of light in the range of 0 to 1 (default 0.0) that reaches the actor when not directed at the light source emitted from the viewer.

diffusefloat, optional

The diffuse lighting coefficient. Default 1.0.

specularfloat, optional

The specular lighting coefficient. Default 0.0.

specular_powerfloat, optional

The specular power. Between 0.0 and 128.0.

show_edgesbool, optional

Shows the edges. Does not apply to a wireframe representation.

edge_colorColorLike, optional

The solid color to give the edges when show_edges=True. Either a string, RGB list, or hex color string.

render_points_as_spheresbool, optional

Render points as spheres rather than dots.

render_lines_as_tubesbool, optional

Show lines as thick tubes rather than flat lines. Control the width with line_width.

lightingbool, optional

Enable or disable view direction lighting.

line_widthfloat, optional

Thickness of lines. Only valid for wireframe and surface representations.

cullingstr, bool, optional

Does not render faces that are culled. This can be helpful for dense surface meshes, especially when edges are visible, but can cause flat meshes to be partially displayed. Defaults to 'none'. One of the following:

• "back" - Enable backface culling

• "front" - Enable frontface culling

• 'none' - Disable both backface and frontface culling

Examples

Create a pyvista.Actor and assign properties to it.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> actor = pv.Actor()
>>> actor.prop = pv.Property(
...     color='r',
...     show_edges=True,
...     interpolation='Physically based rendering',
...     metallic=0.5,
...     roughness=0.1
... )

Visualize how the property would look when applied to a mesh.

>>> actor.prop.plot()

Set custom properties not directly available in pyvista.Plotter.add_mesh(). Here, we set diffuse, ambient, and specular power and colors.

>>> pl = pv.Plotter()
>>> actor = pl.add_mesh(pv.Sphere())
>>> prop = actor.prop
>>> prop.diffuse = 0.6
>>> prop.diffuse_color = 'w'
>>> prop.ambient = 0.3
>>> prop.ambient_color = 'r'
>>> prop.specular = 0.5
>>> prop.specular_color = 'b'
>>> pl.show()

Methods

Property.copy()	Create a deep copy of this property.
Property.plot(**kwargs)	Plot this property on the Stanford Bunny.

Attributes

Property.ambient	Return or set ambient.
Property.ambient_color	Return or set the ambient color of this property.
Property.anisotropy	Return or set the anisotropy coefficient.
Property.color	Return or set the color of this property.
Property.culling	Return or set face culling.
Property.diffuse	Return or set the diffuse lighting coefficient.
Property.diffuse_color	Return or set the diffuse color of this property.
Property.edge_color	Return or set the edge color of this property.
Property.interpolation	Return or set the method of shading.
Property.lighting	Return or set view direction lighting.
Property.line_width	Return or set the line width.
Property.metallic	Return or set metallic.
Property.opacity	Return or set the opacity of this property.
Property.point_size	Return or set the point size.
Property.render_lines_as_tubes	Return or set rendering lines as tubes.
Property.render_points_as_spheres	Return or set rendering points as spheres.
Property.roughness	Return or set roughness.
Property.show_edges	Return or set the visibility of edges.
Property.specular	Return or set specular.
Property.specular_color	Return or set the specular color of this property.
Property.specular_power	Return or set specular power.
Property.style	Return or set Visualization style of the mesh.