pyvista.convert_array#

convert_array(arr, name=None, deep=False, array_type=None)[source]#

Convert a NumPy array to a vtkDataArray or vice versa.

Parameters:

arrnp.ndarray | vtkDataArray: A numpy array or vtkDataArry to convert.
namestr, optional: The name of the data array for VTK.
deepbool, default: False: If input is numpy array then deep copy values.
array_typeint, optional: VTK array type ID as specified in vtkType.h.

Returns:

vtkDataArray or numpy.ndarray: The converted array. If input is a numpy.ndarray then returns vtkDataArray or is input is vtkDataArray then returns NumPy ndarray.