# Surf regular mlab example

Shows how to view data created by tvtk.tools.mlab with mayavi2.

Python source code: `surf_regular_mlab.py`

    # Author: Prabhu Ramachandran <prabhu@aero.iitb.ac.in>
    # Copyright (c) 2006-2007, Enthought Inc.
    # License: BSD Style.

    import numpy

    from mayavi.scripts import mayavi2
    from tvtk.tools import mlab
    from mayavi.sources.vtk_data_source import VTKDataSource
    from mayavi.filters.warp_scalar import WarpScalar
    from mayavi.modules.outline import Outline
    from mayavi.modules.surface import Surface

    def make_data():
        """Make some test numpy data and create a TVTK data object from it
        that we will visualize.
        """
        def f(x, y):
            """Some test function.
            """
            return numpy.sin(x*y)/(x*y)

        x = numpy.arange(-7., 7.05, 0.1)
        y = numpy.arange(-5., 5.05, 0.05)
        s = mlab.SurfRegular(x, y, f)
        return s.data

    def add_data(tvtk_data):
        """Add a TVTK data object `tvtk_data` to the mayavi pipleine.
        """
        d = VTKDataSource()
        d.data = tvtk_data
        mayavi.add_source(d)

    def surf_regular():
        """Now visualize the data as done in mlab.
        """
        w = WarpScalar()
        mayavi.add_filter(w)
        o = Outline()
        s = Surface()
        mayavi.add_module(o)
        mayavi.add_module(s)

    @mayavi2.standalone
    def main():
        mayavi.new_scene()
        d = make_data()
        add_data(d)
        surf_regular()

    if __name__ == '__main__':
        main()