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# Contour contour example

This example shows how you can produce contours on an IsoSurface.

Python source code: `contour_contour.py`

    # Author: Prabhu Ramachandran <prabhu [at] aero . iitb . ac . in>
    # Copyright (c) 2008,  Enthought, Inc.
    # License: BSD Style.

    # Standard library imports
    from os.path import join, abspath, dirname

    # Mayavi imports.
    from mayavi.scripts import mayavi2
    from mayavi.sources.api import VTKXMLFileReader
    from mayavi.filters.contour import Contour
    from mayavi.filters.api import PolyDataNormals
    from mayavi.filters.set_active_attribute import SetActiveAttribute
    from mayavi.modules.api import Surface, Outline

    @mayavi2.standalone
    def main():
        mayavi.new_scene()

        # Read the example data: fire_ug.vtu.
        r = VTKXMLFileReader()
        filename = join(mayavi2.get_data_dir(dirname(abspath(__file__))),
                        'fire_ug.vtu')
        r.initialize(filename)
        mayavi.add_source(r)
        # Set the active point scalars to 'u'.
        r.point_scalars_name = 'u'

        # Simple outline for the data.
        o = Outline()
        mayavi.add_module(o)

        # Branch the pipeline with a contour -- the outline above is
        # directly attached to the source whereas the contour below is a
        # filter and will branch the flow of data.   An isosurface in the
        # 'u' data attribute is generated and normals generated for it.

        c = Contour()
        mayavi.add_filter(c)
        n = PolyDataNormals()
        mayavi.add_filter(n)

        # Now we want to show the temperature 't' on the surface of the 'u'
        # iso-contour.  This is easily done by using the SetActiveAttribute
        # filter below.

        aa = SetActiveAttribute()
        mayavi.add_filter(aa)
        aa.point_scalars_name = 't'

        # Now view the iso-contours of 't' with a Surface filter.
        s = Surface(enable_contours=True)
        mayavi.add_module(s)

    if __name__ == "__main__":
        main()

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