calfem.vis_mpl.draw_elements¶

Purpose:

Draws wire mesh of model in 2D or 3D. Returns the Mesh object that represents the mesh.

Syntax:

cfv.draw_elements(ex, ey, title='', color=(0, 0, 0), face_color=(0.8, 0.8, 0.8), node_color=(0, 0, 0), line_style='solid', filled=False, closed=True, show_nodes=False)

Description:

Source docstring:

Draws wire mesh of model in 2D or 3D. Returns the Mesh object that represents
the mesh.

Parameters
----------
ex : ndarray
    Element x-coordinates array.
ey : ndarray
    Element y-coordinates array.
title : str, optional
    Changes title of the figure. Default "".
color : tuple or str, optional
    Color of the wire. Defaults to black (0,0,0). Can also be given as a character in 'rgbycmkw'.
face_color : tuple or str, optional
    Color of the faces. Defaults to (0.8,0.8,0.8). Parameter filled must be True or faces will not be drawn at all.
node_color : tuple or str, optional
    Color of the nodes. Defaults to black (0,0,0).
line_style : str, optional
    Line style for drawing. Default "solid".
filled : bool, optional
    Faces will be drawn if True. Otherwise only the wire is drawn. Default False.
closed : bool, optional
    Whether elements should be drawn as closed polygons. Default True.
show_nodes : bool, optional
    Whether to show nodes as markers. Default False.