pyvista.DataSetFilters.shrink

DataSetFilters.shrink(shrink_factor=1.0, progress_bar=False)

Shrink the individual faces of a mesh.

This filter shrinks the individual faces of a mesh rather than scaling the entire mesh.

Parameters:

shrink_factorfloat, default: 1.0

Fraction of shrink for each cell. Default does not modify the faces.

progress_barbool, default: False

Display a progress bar to indicate progress.

Returns:

pyvista.DataSet

Dataset with shrunk faces. Return type matches input.

Examples

First, plot the original cube.

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> mesh = pv.Cube()
>>> mesh.plot(show_edges=True, line_width=5)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

Now, plot the mesh with shrunk faces.

>>> shrunk = mesh.shrink(0.5)
>>> shrunk.clear_data()  # cleans up plot
>>> shrunk.plot(show_edges=True, line_width=5)

Static Scene

Interactive Scene