is an option to VectorPlot, ListVectorPlot, and related functions that determines where to draw arrows.


VectorPoints
is an option to VectorPlot, ListVectorPlot, and related functions that determines where to draw arrows.
Details


- Typical point patterns used for drawing arrows.
- The following settings can be given for VectorPoints:
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None draw no arrows Automatic draw automatically selected arrows n use upto n points in each direction {m,n}, {m,n,k} use a grid of arrows in 2D or 3D Coarse automatically chosen coarse set of arrows Fine automatically chosen fine set of arrows "name" use the named setting {"name",n} use the named settings with a given number of points {p1,p2,…} draw arrows at the points p1, p2, … {{p1,g1},…} draw the arrow at p1 using graphics directive g1 - The following are named settings:
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"Regular" draw arrows on a regular grid "Hexagonal" draw arrows on a 2D or 3D hexagonal grid "Mesh" draw arrows on a 2D discretized mesh "FaceCenteredCubic" draw arrows on a 3D face-centered cubic grid

Examples
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Scope (2)
Related Guides
Text
Wolfram Research (2008), VectorPoints, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorPoints.html (updated 2020).
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2008. "VectorPoints." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2020. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorPoints.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2008). VectorPoints. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorPoints.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_vectorpoints, author="Wolfram Research", title="{VectorPoints}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorPoints.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_vectorpoints, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={VectorPoints}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/VectorPoints.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}