---
name: "mayavi"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mayavi"
version: "1.5-5"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mayavi"
---

# mayavi(1)

A scientific data visualization system using The Visualization Toolkit.

## NAME

MayaVi - A scientific data visualization system using The Visualization Toolkit.

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **mayavi** command. Better information can be found at file:///usr/share/doc/mayavi/guide/book1.html

Usage:

mayavi \[options\] ... \[arg1\] \[arg2\] ...

Where arg1, arg2 ... are optional file names that correspond to saved MayaVi visualizations.  Valid options are one or more of the following:

**--display** DISPLAY

-

  Use DISPLAY for the X Display.

**-g** **--geometry** WxH+X+Y

-

  The geometry of the main window in standard X fashion.

**-d** vtk-file.vtk **--vtk** vtk-file.vtk

-

  vtk-file.vtk can be any VTK file.

**-x** plot3d-xyz-file **--plot3d-xyz** plot3d-xyz-file

-

  The plot3d-xyz-file must be a PLOT3D single block co-ordinate file.

**-q** plot3d-q-file **--plot3d-q** plot3d-q-file

-

  The plot3d-q-file must be a PLOT3D single block solution file. The **-q** option is optional but must always follow the **-x**/--plot3d-xyz option.

**-e** ensight-case-file **--ensight** ensight-case-file

- ensight-case-file must be a valid EnSight case file.

  EnSightGold

-

  and EnSight6 formats are supported.

**-m** module-name **--module** module-name

-

  The passed module name is loaded in the current ModuleManager. The module name must be a valid one if not you will get an error message.  If a module is specified as 'User.Module' then the module to be loaded is first searched for in the user defined search paths (configurable via the Preferences dialog) and then in the standard MayaVi modules directory.

**--filter** filter-name **-f** filter-name

-

  The passed filter name is loaded in the current ModuleManager. The filter name must be a valid one if not you will get an error message.  If the filter is 'UserDefined' then it could be specified as 'UserDefined:vtkSomeFilter' where vtkSomeFilter is a valid VTK class.  In this case the filter will not prompt you for the VTK filter to use.  If a filter is specified as 'User.Filter' then the filter to be loaded is first searched for in the user defined search paths (configurable via the Preferences dialog) and then in the standard MayaVi filters directory.

**-z** saved-visualization-file **--viz** saved-visualization-file **--visualization** saved-visualization-file

-

  Loads a previously saved MayaVi visualization file passed as the argument.

**-M** module-manager-file **--module-mgr** module-manager-file

- Loads a module manager saved to a file.

  If a file that does not

-

  exist is given this will simply create a new module manager that can be populated with filters and modules.

**-w** vrml-file **--vrml** vrml-file

-

  Imports a VRML2 scene given an appropriate file.

**-3** 3DStudio-file **--3ds** 3dStudio-file

-

  Imports a 3D Studio scene given an appropriate file.

**-n** **--new-window**

- Creates a new window.

  Any options passed after this will apply

-

  to this newly created window.

**-V** **--version**

-

  Prints the MayaVi version.

**-h** **--help**

-

  Prints this help message.

## EXAMPLES

-

  mayavi examples/heart.mv

-

  mayavi **-z** examples/heart.mv **-n** **-z** examples/other.mv

-

  mayavi **-d** examples/heart.vtk **-m** Axes **-m** GridPlane \\ **-M** new **-f** Threshold **-m** IsoSurface \\ **-n** **-d** examples/heart.vtk **-m** Outline **-m** ContourGridPlane

## SEE ALSO

file:///usr/share/doc/mayavi/guide/book1.html

[vtk(1)](/vtk/1.md)

## AUTHORS

Prabhu Ramachandran and others named in the /usr/share/doc/mayavi/CREDITS file.

This manual page was written by A. Maitland Bottoms \<bottoms@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).