fipy.viewers.vtkViewer

Functions

VTKViewer(vars[, title, limits])

Generic function for creating a VTKViewer.
class fipy.viewers.vtkViewer.VTKCellViewer(vars, title=None, limits={}, **kwlimits)

Bases: VTKViewer

Renders CellVariable data in VTK format

Creates a VTKViewer

Parameters:

  • vars (CellVariable or FaceVariable or list) – the MeshVariable objects to display.

  • title (str, optional) – displayed at the top of the Viewer window

  • limits (dict, optional) – a (deprecated) alternative to limit keyword arguments

  • xmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • xmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

plot(filename=None)

Update the display of the viewed variables.

Parameters:

filename (str) – If not None, the name of a file to save the image into.

plotMesh(filename=None)

Display a representation of the mesh

Parameters:

filename (str) – If not None, the name of a file to save the image into.

setLimits(limits={}, **kwlimits)

Update the limits.

Parameters:

  • limits (dict, optional) – a (deprecated) alternative to limit keyword arguments

  • xmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • xmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

property title

The text appearing at the top center.

(default: if len(self.vars) == 1, the name of the only Variable, otherwise "".)

property vars

The Variable or list of Variable objects to display.

class fipy.viewers.vtkViewer.VTKFaceViewer(vars, title=None, limits={}, **kwlimits)

Bases: VTKViewer

Renders MeshVariable data in VTK format

Creates a VTKViewer

Parameters:

  • vars (CellVariable or FaceVariable or list) – the MeshVariable objects to display.

  • title (str, optional) – displayed at the top of the Viewer window

  • limits (dict, optional) – a (deprecated) alternative to limit keyword arguments

  • xmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • xmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

plot(filename=None)

Update the display of the viewed variables.

Parameters:

filename (str) – If not None, the name of a file to save the image into.

plotMesh(filename=None)

Display a representation of the mesh

Parameters:

filename (str) – If not None, the name of a file to save the image into.

setLimits(limits={}, **kwlimits)

Update the limits.

Parameters:

  • limits (dict, optional) – a (deprecated) alternative to limit keyword arguments

  • xmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • xmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. A 1D Viewer will only use xmin and xmax, a 2D viewer will also use ymin and ymax, and so on. All viewers will use datamin and datamax. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

property title

The text appearing at the top center.

(default: if len(self.vars) == 1, the name of the only Variable, otherwise "".)

property vars

The Variable or list of Variable objects to display.

fipy.viewers.vtkViewer.VTKViewer(vars, title=None, limits={}, **kwlimits)

Generic function for creating a VTKViewer.

The VTKViewer factory will search the module tree and return an instance of the first VTKViewer it finds of the correct dimension and rank.

Parameters:

  • vars (CellVariable or FaceVariable or list) – the MeshVariable objects to display.

  • title (str, optional) – displayed at the top of the Viewer window

  • limits (dict, optional) – a (deprecated) alternative to limit keyword arguments

  • xmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • xmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • ymax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • zmax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamin (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

  • datamax (float, optional) – displayed range of data. Any limit set to a (default) value of None will autoscale.

Modules

fipy.viewers.vtkViewer.test

Test numeric implementation of the mesh

fipy.viewers.vtkViewer.vtkCellViewer

fipy.viewers.vtkViewer.vtkFaceViewer

fipy.viewers.vtkViewer.vtkViewer

Last updated on Feb 14, 2025. Created using Sphinx 7.1.2.