DelaunayMesh [{p1,p2,…}]
gives a MeshRegion representing the Delaunay mesh from the points p1, p2, ….
DelaunayMesh
DelaunayMesh [{p1,p2,…}]
gives a MeshRegion representing the Delaunay mesh from the points p1, p2, ….
Details and Options
- DelaunayMesh is also known as Delaunay triangulation and Delaunay tetrahedralization.
- A Delaunay mesh consists of intervals (in 1D), triangles (in 2D), tetrahedra (in 3D), and -dimensional simplices (in D).
- A Delaunay mesh has simplex cells defined by points, such that the circumsphere for the same points contains no other points from the original points pi.
- The Delaunay mesh gives a triangulation where the minimum interior angle is maximized.
- DelaunayMesh takes the same options as MeshRegion .
Examples
open all close allBasic Examples (4)
A 1D Delaunay mesh:
A 2D Delaunay mesh from a list of points:
A 3D Delaunay mesh from a list of points:
Delaunay mesh from points corresponding to minimal vectors of the hexagonal close packing lattice:
Scope (3)
Create a 1D Delaunay mesh from a set of points:
Basic properties:
Delaunay meshes are full dimensional:
Delaunay meshes are bounded:
Find its measure and centroid:
Find nearest distance and nearest point:
Create a 2D Delaunay mesh from a set of points:
Basic properties:
Delaunay meshes are full dimensional:
Delaunay meshes are bounded:
Find its area and centroid:
Test for point membership or distance to the closest point in the region:
Create a 3D Delaunay mesh from a set of points:
Basic properties:
Delaunay meshes are full dimensional:
Delaunay meshes are bounded:
Find its area and centroid:
Test for point membership or distance to the closest point in the region:
Options (11)
MeshCellHighlight (2)
MeshCellHighlight allows you to specify highlighting for parts of a DelaunayMesh :
Individual cells can be highlighted using their cell index:
Or by the cell itself:
MeshCellLabel (2)
MeshCellLabel can be used to label parts of a DelaunayMesh :
Individual cells can be labeled using their cell index:
Or by the cell itself:
MeshCellMarker (1)
MeshCellMarker can be used to assign values to parts of a DelaunayMesh :
Use MeshCellLabel to show the markers:
MeshCellShapeFunction (2)
MeshCellShapeFunction allows you to specify functions for parts of a DelaunayMesh :
Individual cells can be drawn using their cell index:
Or by the cell itself:
MeshCellStyle (2)
MeshCellStyle allows you to specify styling for parts of a DelaunayMesh :
Individual cells can be highlighted using their cell index:
Or by the cell itself:
PlotTheme (2)
Use a theme with grid lines and a legend:
Use a theme to draw a wireframe:
Applications (5)
Generate lattice points of a 3D lattice basis:
Construct and visualize the mesh region:
Construct a 3D region from a point set:
Compare original region to Delaunay mesh:
Visualize the piecewise constant interpolation of city elevations in Colorado:
Voronoi mesh from city coordinates:
Create a function to map a given coordinate pair to the nearest known elevation:
Function to rescale elevation values to , suitable for color functions:
Piecewise constant contour plot of city elevations:
A similar plot can also be achieved with ListContourPlot :
Solve a PDE over a region defined by point set:
Create a mesh from selected points on a raster:
Initial locator points:
Function to convert a raster and a mesh region to polygons:
Function to create an overlay mesh:
Click the image to add and remove draggable vertices:
Properties & Relations (7)
The output of DelaunayMesh is always a full-dimensional MeshRegion :
DelaunayMesh consists of intervals in 1D:
Triangles in 2D:
Tetrahedra in 3D:
The circumcircle for each triangle in a DelaunayMesh contains no other point:
Find circumcircles for all triangles:
Plot the circumcircles as disks:
The circumsphere for each tetrahedron in a DelaunayMesh contains no other point:
Find circumspheres for all tetrahedra:
Plot the circumspheres:
ConvexHullMesh is effectively the BoundaryMesh of a DelaunayMesh :
Use TriangulateMesh to retriangulate a region:
VoronoiMesh is the dual of the DelaunayMesh :
Each Voronoi cell has a single point from the original point set:
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2014), DelaunayMesh, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DelaunayMesh.html (updated 2015).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2014. "DelaunayMesh." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2015. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DelaunayMesh.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2014). DelaunayMesh. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DelaunayMesh.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_delaunaymesh, author="Wolfram Research", title="{DelaunayMesh}", year="2015", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DelaunayMesh.html}", note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_delaunaymesh, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={DelaunayMesh}, year={2015}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/DelaunayMesh.html}, note=[Accessed: 04-January-2026]}