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Scalar Quantities

Visualize scalar (real or integer)-valued data at the elements of a volume mesh.

volume mesh scalar values

Example: showing a scalar on vertices (here, random values) 

# ... initialization, create mesh ...

ps_vol = ps.register_volume_mesh("test volume mesh", verts, tets=tets)

n_vert = verts.shape[0]
n_cell = tets.shape[0]

# Add a scalar function on vertices
data_vert = np.random.rand(n_vert)
ps_vol.add_scalar_quantity("my vertex val", data_vert)

# Add a scalar function on cells (with some options set)
data_cell = np.random.rand(n_cell)
ps_vol.add_scalar_quantity("my cell val", data_cell, defined_on='cells',
                           vminmax=(-3., 3.), cmap='blues', enabled=True)

// Show the GUI
ps.show()

Add scalars to elements

VolumeMesh.add_scalar_quantity(self, name, values, defined_on='vertices', enabled=None, datatype="standard", vminmax=None, cmap=None)

Add a scalar quantity to the mesh.

  • name string, a name for the quantity
  • values a length N numpy array, scalars at vertices/cells
  • defined_on one of 'vertices','cells', is this data a value per vertex or a value per cell?

Additional optional keyword arguments:

  • enabled boolean, whether the quantity is initially enabled (note that generally only one quantity can be shown at a time; the most recent will be used)
  • datatype one of standard, symmetric, or magnitude, affects default colormap and map range
  • vminmax a 2-tuple of floats, specifying the min and max range to colormap in to
  • cmap string, which colormap to use

if not specified, these optional parameters will assume a reasonable default value, or a persistent value if previously set.

Inspecting with slice planes

Slice planes have special functionality for volume mesh vertex values—they can inspect quantities on volume meshes and render them on the interior of the volume. See the slice plane documentation for details.