Measuring distance

This example demonstrates how to measure distance between two points. add_measurement_widget().

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

from __future__ import annotations

import pyvista as pv

cube = pv.Cube()
cube2 = pv.Cube([10, 10, 0])

pl = pv.Plotter()
pl.add_mesh(cube)
pl.add_mesh(cube2)


def callback(a, b, distance):
    pl.add_text(f'Distance: {distance:.2f}', name='dist')


pl.add_measurement_widget(callback)
pl.show()