:class:`PlotterBackend`
=======================


.. py:class:: ansys.dpf.core.plotter.PlotterBackend(*args, **kwds)

   Bases: :py:obj:`enum.Enum`


   Plotter backend types for DPF visualization.

   Specifies which plotting backend to use for mesh and field visualization.



.. py:currentmodule:: PlotterBackend

Overview
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.. tab-set::





   .. tab-item:: Attributes

      .. list-table::
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          :widths: auto

          * - :py:attr:`~AUTO`
            - prefer visualization_interface if available, fallback to pyvista.
          * - :py:attr:`~PYVISTA`
            - Use the legacy PyVista-based plotter directly.
          * - :py:attr:`~VISUALIZATION_INTERFACE`
            - Use ansys-tools-visualization-interface Plotter with PyVista backend.






Import detail
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.. code-block:: python

    from ansys.dpf.core.plotter import PlotterBackend


Attribute detail
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.. py:attribute:: AUTO
   :value: 'auto'


   prefer visualization_interface if available, fallback to pyvista.

   :type: Automatically select backend

.. py:attribute:: PYVISTA
   :value: 'pyvista'


   Use the legacy PyVista-based plotter directly.

.. py:attribute:: VISUALIZATION_INTERFACE
   :value: 'visualization_interface'


   Use ansys-tools-visualization-interface Plotter with PyVista backend.