pyvista.examples.downloads.download_topo_global

download_topo_global(load=True)

Download topo dataset.

Parameters:

loadbool, default: True

Load the dataset after downloading it when True. Set this to False and only the filename will be returned.

Returns:

pyvista.PolyData | str

DataSet or filename depending on load.

Examples

>>> from pyvista import examples
>>> dataset = examples.download_topo_global()
>>> dataset.plot(cmap="gist_earth")

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

This dataset is used in the following examples:

• Computing Surface Normals

• Background Image