"""Density plot from a distribution of points in 2D""" import numpy as np from vedo import * settings.use_depth_peeling = True n = 10000 p = np.random.normal(0, 0.3, (n,2)) p[:int(n*1/3) ] += [1.0, 0.0] # shift 1/3 of the points along x by 1 p[ int(n*2/3):] += [1.7, 0.4] # create the point cloud pts = Points(p).color('k', 0.2) # radius of local search can be specified (None=automatic) vol = pts.density(radius=None).cmap('Paired_r') # returns a Volume # Other cool color mapping: Set1_r, Dark2. Or you can build your own, e.g.: # vol.c(['w','w','y','y','r','r','g','g','b','k']).alpha([0,1]) r = precision(vol.metadata['radius'], 2) # retrieve automatic radius value vol.add_scalarbar3d(title='Density (counts in r_search ='+r+')', c='k', italic=1) show([(pts,__doc__), vol], N=2, axes=True).close()