.. only:: html

    .. note::
        :class: sphx-glr-download-link-note

        Click :ref:`here <sphx_glr_download_gallery_images_contours_and_fields_triinterp_demo.py>`     to download the full example code
    .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-example-title

    .. _sphx_glr_gallery_images_contours_and_fields_triinterp_demo.py:


==============
Triinterp Demo
==============

Interpolation from triangular grid to quad grid.


.. code-block:: default

    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    import matplotlib.tri as mtri
    import numpy as np

    # Create triangulation.
    x = np.asarray([0, 1, 2, 3, 0.5, 1.5, 2.5, 1, 2, 1.5])
    y = np.asarray([0, 0, 0, 0, 1.0, 1.0, 1.0, 2, 2, 3.0])
    triangles = [[0, 1, 4], [1, 2, 5], [2, 3, 6], [1, 5, 4], [2, 6, 5], [4, 5, 7],
                 [5, 6, 8], [5, 8, 7], [7, 8, 9]]
    triang = mtri.Triangulation(x, y, triangles)

    # Interpolate to regularly-spaced quad grid.
    z = np.cos(1.5 * x) * np.cos(1.5 * y)
    xi, yi = np.meshgrid(np.linspace(0, 3, 20), np.linspace(0, 3, 20))

    interp_lin = mtri.LinearTriInterpolator(triang, z)
    zi_lin = interp_lin(xi, yi)

    interp_cubic_geom = mtri.CubicTriInterpolator(triang, z, kind='geom')
    zi_cubic_geom = interp_cubic_geom(xi, yi)

    interp_cubic_min_E = mtri.CubicTriInterpolator(triang, z, kind='min_E')
    zi_cubic_min_E = interp_cubic_min_E(xi, yi)

    # Set up the figure
    fig, axs = plt.subplots(nrows=2, ncols=2)
    axs = axs.flatten()

    # Plot the triangulation.
    axs[0].tricontourf(triang, z)
    axs[0].triplot(triang, 'ko-')
    axs[0].set_title('Triangular grid')

    # Plot linear interpolation to quad grid.
    axs[1].contourf(xi, yi, zi_lin)
    axs[1].plot(xi, yi, 'k-', lw=0.5, alpha=0.5)
    axs[1].plot(xi.T, yi.T, 'k-', lw=0.5, alpha=0.5)
    axs[1].set_title("Linear interpolation")

    # Plot cubic interpolation to quad grid, kind=geom
    axs[2].contourf(xi, yi, zi_cubic_geom)
    axs[2].plot(xi, yi, 'k-', lw=0.5, alpha=0.5)
    axs[2].plot(xi.T, yi.T, 'k-', lw=0.5, alpha=0.5)
    axs[2].set_title("Cubic interpolation,\nkind='geom'")

    # Plot cubic interpolation to quad grid, kind=min_E
    axs[3].contourf(xi, yi, zi_cubic_min_E)
    axs[3].plot(xi, yi, 'k-', lw=0.5, alpha=0.5)
    axs[3].plot(xi.T, yi.T, 'k-', lw=0.5, alpha=0.5)
    axs[3].set_title("Cubic interpolation,\nkind='min_E'")

    fig.tight_layout()
    plt.show()




.. image:: /gallery/images_contours_and_fields/images/sphx_glr_triinterp_demo_001.png
    :alt: Triangular grid, Linear interpolation, Cubic interpolation, kind='geom', Cubic interpolation, kind='min_E'
    :class: sphx-glr-single-img





------------

References
""""""""""

The use of the following functions, methods, classes and modules is shown
in this example:


.. code-block:: default


    import matplotlib
    matplotlib.axes.Axes.tricontourf
    matplotlib.pyplot.tricontourf
    matplotlib.axes.Axes.triplot
    matplotlib.pyplot.triplot
    matplotlib.axes.Axes.contourf
    matplotlib.pyplot.contourf
    matplotlib.axes.Axes.plot
    matplotlib.pyplot.plot
    matplotlib.tri
    matplotlib.tri.LinearTriInterpolator
    matplotlib.tri.CubicTriInterpolator
    matplotlib.tri.Triangulation








.. _sphx_glr_download_gallery_images_contours_and_fields_triinterp_demo.py:


.. only :: html

 .. container:: sphx-glr-footer
    :class: sphx-glr-footer-example



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-python

     :download:`Download Python source code: triinterp_demo.py <triinterp_demo.py>`



  .. container:: sphx-glr-download sphx-glr-download-jupyter

     :download:`Download Jupyter notebook: triinterp_demo.ipynb <triinterp_demo.ipynb>`


.. only:: html

 .. rst-class:: sphx-glr-signature

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