pyvista.Property.roughness

property Property.roughness: float

Return or set roughness.

Default pyvista.plotting.themes._LightingConfig.roughness.

This requires that the interpolation be set to 'Physically based rendering'. Must be between 0 and 1.

Examples

Set roughness to 0.1

>>> import pyvista as pv
>>> prop = pv.Property()
>>> # requires physically based rendering
>>> prop.interpolation = 'pbr'
>>> prop.metallic = 0.5  # helps to visualize metallic
>>> prop.roughness = 0.1
>>> prop.roughness
0.1

Visualize default roughness with metallic of 0.5.

>>> prop.roughness = 0.5
>>> prop.plot()

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

Visualize roughness at 0.0 with metallic of 0.5.

>>> prop.roughness = 0.0
>>> prop.plot()

Static Scene

Interactive Scene

Visualize roughness at 1.0 with metallic of 0.5.

>>> prop.roughness = 1.0
>>> prop.plot()

Static Scene

Interactive Scene