Python Visual - View 3D model (e.g. stl) using vtkplotlib (or other)

[boddydan]

I'm trying to create a python visual of a 3D model (such as a .stl file). I've successfully used some python code to show the visual, however it appears as a new window rather than within my visual.

import vtkplotlib as vpl
from stl.mesh import Mesh
mesh = Mesh.from_file("x.stl")
fig = vpl.figure()
mesh = vpl.mesh_plot(mesh)
vpl.show()

I don't need the visual to be interactive, just a static image, but it's not acting like matplotlib as the show() is creating a new window on top of Power BI. I've tried disabling the interactive element by using 'vpl.show(block=False)', however this still creates a new window for a split second and then terminates the script.

Does anybody know how to avoid the creation of a new window and instead show my graphic within the Power BI visual? Or does anybody know of any open-source alternatives I can use to display a 3D model within Power BI? Thanks.

[v-kelly-msft · Accepted solution]

Hi  @boddydan ,

Currently Power bi only supports below Packages from Python:

Package	Version	Link
matplotlib	3.2.1	https://pypi.org/project/matplotlib
numpy	1.18.4	https://pypi.org/project/numpy
pandas	1.0.1	https://pypi.org/project/pandas
scikit-learn	0.23.0	https://pypi.org/project/scikit-learn
scipy	1.4.1	https://pypi.org/project/scipy
seaborn	0.10.1	https://pypi.org/project/seaborn
statsmodels	0.11.1	https://pypi.org/project/statsmodels
xgboost	1.1.0	https://pypi.org/project/xgboost

For reference,pls see below:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/connect-data/service-python-packages-support

Best Regards,
Kelly

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