Built-in datasets that ship with pyvista. Available through examples module.

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Dataset Count:

19

Airplane Dataset

Built-in PolyData Surface Mesh

load_airplane()

Load ply airplane mesh.

Dataset Info

Data Type

PolyData

Cell Type

TRIANGLE

N Cells

2 452

N Points

1 335

Length

2.01e+03

N Arrays

0

File Info

File Size

74.5 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.ply'

Reader

PLYReader

Data Source

airplane.ply

Ant Dataset

Built-in PolyData Surface Mesh

load_ant()

Load ply ant mesh.

Dataset Info

Data Type

PolyData

Cell Type

TRIANGLE

N Cells

912

N Points

486

Length

5.00e+01

N Arrays

0

File Info

File Size

17.9 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.ply'

Reader

PLYReader

Data Source

ant.ply

Channels Dataset

Built-in ImageData 3D Volume

load_channels()

Load a uniform grid of fluvial channels in the subsurface.

Dataset Info

Data Type

ImageData

Cell Type

VOXEL

N Cells

6 250 000

N Points

6 363 101

Length

3.67e+02

Dimensions

251, 251, 101

Spacing

1.0, 1.0, 1.0

N Arrays

1

File Info

File Size

522.3 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.vti'

Reader

XMLImageDataReader

Data Source

channels.vti

Explicit Structured Dataset

Built-in ExplicitStructuredGrid

load_explicit_structured()

Load a simple explicit structured grid.

Dataset Info

Data Type

ExplicitStructuredGrid

Cell Type

HEXAHEDRON

N Cells

120

N Points

210

Length

9.45e+01

Dimensions

5, 6, 7

N Arrays

0

File Info

Reader

None

Frog Tissues Dataset

Built-in ImageData 3D Volume Medical

load_frog_tissues()

Load frog tissues dataset.

Dataset Info

Data Type

ImageData

Cell Type

VOXEL

N Cells

31 594 185

N Points

31 960 000

Length

7.14e+02

Dimensions

500, 470, 136

Spacing

1.0, 1.0, 1.5

N Arrays

1

File Info

File Size

380.4 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.vti'

Reader

XMLImageDataReader

Data Source

frog_tissues.vti

Globe Dataset

Built-in PolyData Surface Mesh

load_globe()

Load a globe source.

Dataset Info

Data Type

PolyData

Cell Type

TRIANGLE

N Cells

980

N Points

540

Length

2.20e+10

N Arrays

1

File Info

File Size

37.4 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.vtk'

Reader

VTKDataSetReader

Data Source

globe.vtk

Globe Texture Dataset

Built-in Texture

load_globe_texture()

Load a pyvista.Texture that can be applied to the globe source.

Dataset Info

Data Type

Texture

Cell Type

PIXEL

Dimensions

2048, 1024

File Info

File Size

463.1 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.jpg'

Reader

JPEGReader

Data Source

2k_earth_daymap.jpg

Hexbeam Dataset

Built-in UnstructuredGrid

load_hexbeam()

Load a sample UnstructuredGrid.

Dataset Info

Data Type

UnstructuredGrid

Cell Type

HEXAHEDRON

N Cells

40

N Points

99

Length

5.20e+00

N Arrays

3

File Info

File Size

3.1 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.vtk'

Reader

VTKDataSetReader

Data Source

hexbeam.vtk

Hydrogen Orbital Dataset

Built-in ImageData 3D Volume

load_hydrogen_orbital()

Load the hydrogen wave function for a pyvista.ImageData.

Dataset Info

Data Type

ImageData

Cell Type

VOXEL

N Cells

970 299

N Points

1 000 000

Length

8.66e+00

Dimensions

100, 100, 100

Spacing

5.05e-02, 5.05e-02, 5.05e-02

N Arrays

2

File Info

Reader

None

Logo Dataset

Built-in ImageData 2D Image

load_logo()

Load the PyVista logo as a pyvista.ImageData.

Dataset Info

Data Type

ImageData

Cell Type

PIXEL

N Cells

1 375 923

N Points

1 378 560

Length

2.05e+03

Dimensions

1920, 718, 1

Spacing

1.0, 1.0, 1.0

N Arrays

1

File Info

File Size

244.7 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.png'

Reader

PNGReader

Data Source

pyvista_logo.png

Nut Dataset

Built-in PolyData Surface Mesh

load_nut()

Load an example nut mesh.

Dataset Info

Data Type

PolyData

Cell Type

TRIANGLE

N Cells

1 046

N Points

523

Length

7.12e+01

N Arrays

0

File Info

File Size

20.1 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.ply'

Reader

PLYReader

Data Source

nut.ply

Random Hills Dataset

Built-in PolyData Surface Mesh

load_random_hills()

Create random hills toy example.

Dataset Info

Data Type

PolyData

Cell Type

TRIANGLE

N Cells

19 602

N Points

10 000

Length

2.92e+01

N Arrays

2

File Info

Reader

None

Rectilinear Dataset

Built-in RectilinearGrid

load_rectilinear()

Load a sample uniform grid.

Dataset Info

Data Type

RectilinearGrid

Cell Type

VOXEL

N Cells

16 146

N Points

18 144

Length

2.58e+03

Dimensions

27, 28, 24

N Arrays

1

File Info

File Size

228.5 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.vtk'

Reader

VTKDataSetReader

Data Source

rectilinear.vtk

Sphere Dataset

Built-in PolyData Surface Mesh

load_sphere()

Load sphere ply mesh.

Dataset Info

Data Type

PolyData

Cell Type

TRIANGLE

N Cells

840

N Points

422

Length

4.38e+02

N Arrays

0

File Info

File Size

16.2 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.ply'

Reader

PLYReader

Data Source

sphere.ply

Sphere Vectors Dataset

Built-in PolyData Surface Mesh

load_sphere_vectors()

Create example sphere with a swirly vector field defined on nodes.

Dataset Info

Data Type

PolyData

Cell Type

TRIANGLE

N Cells

1 680

N Points

842

Length

1.08e+01

N Arrays

2

File Info

Reader

None

Spline Dataset

Built-in PolyData

load_spline()

Load an example spline mesh.

Dataset Info

Data Type

PolyData

Cell Type

POLY_LINE

N Cells

1

N Points

1 000

Length

1.23e+01

N Arrays

1

File Info

Reader

None

Structured Dataset

Built-in StructuredGrid

load_structured()

Load a simple StructuredGrid.

Dataset Info

Data Type

StructuredGrid

Cell Type

QUAD

N Cells

6 241

N Points

6 400

Length

2.80e+01

Dimensions

80, 80, 1

N Arrays

0

File Info

Reader

None

Tetbeam Dataset

Built-in UnstructuredGrid

load_tetbeam()

Load a sample UnstructuredGrid containing only tetrahedral cells.

Dataset Info

Data Type

UnstructuredGrid

Cell Type

TETRA

N Cells

200

N Points

99

Length

5.20e+00

N Arrays

1

File Info

Reader

None

Uniform Dataset

Built-in ImageData 3D Volume

load_uniform()

Load a sample uniform grid.

Dataset Info

Data Type

ImageData

Cell Type

VOXEL

N Cells

729

N Points

1 000

Length

1.56e+01

Dimensions

10, 10, 10

Spacing

1.0, 1.0, 1.0

N Arrays

2

File Info

File Size

14.1 KB

Num Files

1

File Ext

'.vtk'

Reader

VTKDataSetReader

Data Source

uniform.vtk