MLab reference

Reference list of all the main functions of mayavi.mlab with documentation and examples.

Note

This section is only a reference describing the function, please see the chapter on mlab: Python scripting for 3D plotting for an introduction to mlab and how to run the examples or interact with and assemble the functions of mlab.

• Plotting functions
  • barchart
    • barchart()
  • contour3d
    • contour3d()
  • contour_surf
    • contour_surf()
  • flow
    • flow()
  • imshow
    • imshow()
  • mesh
    • mesh()
  • plot3d
    • plot3d()
  • points3d
    • points3d()
  • quiver3d
    • quiver3d()
  • set_picker_props
    • set_picker_props()
  • surf
    • surf()
  • triangular_mesh
    • triangular_mesh()
  • volume_slice
    • volume_slice()
• Figure handling functions
  • clf
    • clf()
  • close
    • close()
  • draw
    • draw()
  • figure
    • figure()
  • gcf
    • gcf()
  • savefig
    • savefig()
  • screenshot
    • screenshot()
  • sync_camera
    • sync_camera()
• Figure decoration functions
  • colorbar
    • colorbar()
  • scalarbar
    • scalarbar()
  • vectorbar
    • vectorbar()
  • xlabel
    • xlabel()
  • ylabel
    • ylabel()
  • zlabel
    • zlabel()
• Camera handling functions
  • move
    • move()
  • pitch
    • pitch()
  • roll
    • roll()
  • view
    • view()
  • yaw
    • yaw()
• Other functions
  • animate
    • animate()
  • axes
    • axes()
  • get_engine
    • get_engine()
  • init_notebook
    • init_notebook()
  • orientation_axes
    • orientation_axes()
  • outline
    • outline()
  • process_ui_events
    • process_ui_events()
  • set_engine
    • set_engine()
  • show
    • show()
  • show_engine
    • show_engine()
  • show_pipeline
    • show_pipeline()
  • start_recording
    • start_recording()
  • stop_recording
    • stop_recording()
  • text
    • text()
  • text3d
    • text3d()
  • title
    • title()
• Mlab pipeline-control reference
  • Sources
    • array2d_source
      • array2d_source()
    • builtin_image
      • builtin_image()
    • builtin_surface
      • builtin_surface()
    • chaco_file
      • chaco_file()
    • grid_source
      • grid_source()
    • line_source
      • line_source()
    • open
      • open()
    • parametric_surface
      • parametric_surface()
    • point_load
      • point_load()
    • scalar_field
      • scalar_field()
    • scalar_scatter
      • scalar_scatter()
    • triangular_mesh_source
      • triangular_mesh_source()
    • vector_field
      • vector_field()
    • vector_scatter
      • vector_scatter()
    • vertical_vectors_source
      • vertical_vectors_source()
    • volume_file
      • volume_file()
  • Tools
    • add_dataset
      • add_dataset()
    • add_module_manager
      • add_module_manager()
    • get_vtk_src
      • get_vtk_src()
    • set_extent
      • set_extent()
    • traverse
      • traverse()
  • Data
    • probe_data
      • probe_data()
  • Modules and Filters