# Modules and Filters

For each Mayavi module or filter, there is a corresponding mlab.pipeline factory function that takes as an input argument, the source on which the new module or filter will be added, and returns the created module object. The name of the function corresponds to the name of the module, but with words separated by underscores _, rather than alternating capitals.

The input object, if it is a data source (Mayavi data source or VTK dataset), does not need to be already present in the figure, it will be automatically added if necessary.

Factory functions take keyword arguments controlling some properties of the object added to the pipeline.

For instance, the ScalarCutPlane module can be added with the following function:

As the list is long, we shall not enumerate here all the factory function for adding modules or filters. You are invited to refer to their docstring for information on the keyword arguments they accept.