Mesh Creation#

These examples demo how to read various file types into PyVista mesh objects, create meshes from NumPy arrays, and how to create primitive geometric objects like spheres, arrows, cubes, ellipsoids and more! Once a mesh is loaded, it is ready for plotting with just a few lines of code - explore these examples to get started with using PyVista for your data.

Creating an Explicit Structured Grid

Creating an Explicit Structured Grid

Creating an Explicit Structured Grid
Geometric Objects

Geometric Objects

Geometric Objects
Create a Kochanek Spline

Create a Kochanek Spline

Create a Kochanek Spline
Parametric Geometric Objects

Parametric Geometric Objects

Parametric Geometric Objects
Pixel Art of ALIEN MONSTERS

Pixel Art of ALIEN MONSTERS

Pixel Art of ALIEN MONSTERS
Platonic Solids

Platonic Solids

Platonic Solids
Create Point Cloud

Create Point Cloud

Create Point Cloud
Create a PointSet

Create a PointSet

Create a PointSet
Create PolyData

Create PolyData

Create PolyData
Triangle Strips

Triangle Strips

Triangle Strips
Unstructured Grid with Polyhedra

Unstructured Grid with Polyhedra

Unstructured Grid with Polyhedra
Creating a Spline

Creating a Spline

Creating a Spline
Creating a Structured Surface

Creating a Structured Surface

Creating a Structured Surface
Drape 2D Surface From Line

Drape 2D Surface From Line

Drape 2D Surface From Line
Create Triangulated Surface

Create Triangulated Surface

Create Triangulated Surface
Plot Truss-like FEA Solution with Cylinders

Plot Truss-like FEA Solution with Cylinders

Plot Truss-like FEA Solution with Cylinders
Creating a Uniform Grid

Creating a Uniform Grid

Creating a Uniform Grid
Creating an Unstructured Grid

Creating an Unstructured Grid

Creating an Unstructured Grid
Linear Cells

Linear Cells

Linear Cells
Working with glTF Files

Working with glTF Files

Working with glTF Files
Working with VRML Files

Working with VRML Files

Working with VRML Files
Read FEniCS/Dolfin Meshes

Read FEniCS/Dolfin Meshes

Read FEniCS/Dolfin Meshes
Load and Plot from a File

Load and Plot from a File

Load and Plot from a File
Read Image Files

Read Image Files

Read Image Files
Parallel Files

Parallel Files

Parallel Files
Load data using a Reader

Load data using a Reader

Load data using a Reader
Terrain Following Mesh

Terrain Following Mesh

Terrain Following Mesh
Wrapping Other Objects

Wrapping Other Objects

Wrapping Other Objects