Triangulated Surface

Surface

Bases: GeoRefObject

Object representing a 3D triangulated surface.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
name	str	object name.	required
xyz	Optional[Data]	geometry data, respectively X, Y and Z.	None
triangles	Optional[Data]	topological data, one triangle per element, matching geometry index.	None

Raises:

Type	Description
ValueError	A point is not part of a triangle.

Example

import geolime as geo
import numpy as np
xyz = np.array([
    [1., 1., 0.3],
    [1., 2., 0.5],
    [2., 1., 0.7],
    [2., 2., 0.9]
])
trgls = np.array([
    [0, 1, 2],
    [1, 2, 3]
])
surf = geo.Surface("MySurf", xyz, trgls)

faces: np.ndarray property

The faces of the mesh.

Returns:

Type	Description
ndarray	Triangles which refer to vertices.

Example

import geolime as geo
import numpy as np
xyz = np.array([
    [1., 1., 0.3],
    [1., 2., 0.5],
    [2., 1., 0.7],
    [2., 2., 0.9]
])
trgls = np.array([
    [0, 1, 2],
    [1, 2, 3]
])
surf = geo.Surface("MySurf", xyz, trgls)
surf.faces

Output

array([[0, 1, 2],
    [1, 2, 3]])

mesh: trimesh.base.Trimesh property

Trimesh Mesh allowing complex computations.

Returns:

Type	Description
Trimesh	Trimesh object.

Example

import geolime as geo
import numpy as np
xyz = np.array([
    [1., 1., 0.3],
    [1., 2., 0.5],
    [2., 1., 0.7],
    [2., 2., 0.9]
])
trgls = np.array([
    [0, 1, 2],
    [1, 2, 3]
])
surf = geo.Surface("MySurf", xyz, trgls)
surf.mesh

Output

<trimesh.Trimesh(vertices.shape=(4, 3), faces.shape=(2, 3))>

vertices: np.ndarray property

The vertices of the mesh.

Returns:

Type	Description
ndarray	Point coordinates referenced by faces.

Example

import geolime as geo
import numpy as np
xyz = np.array([
    [1., 1., 0.3],
    [1., 2., 0.5],
    [2., 1., 0.7],
    [2., 2., 0.9]
])
trgls = np.array([
    [0, 1, 2],
    [1, 2, 3]
])
surf = geo.Surface("MySurf", xyz, trgls)
surf.vertices

Output

array([[1. , 1. , 0.3],
    [1. , 2. , 0.5],
    [2. , 1. , 0.7],
    [2. , 2. , 0.9]])

compute_mesh()

Trimesh Mesh allowing complex computations.

Returns:

Type	Description
None	Trimesh object.

delete_triangles(region)

Delete triangles in region.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
region	str	Region or condition to select triangles.	required

element_count()

Return the number of triangles in the surface.

Returns:

Type	Description
int	Number of triangles.

Example

import geolime as geo
import numpy as np
xyz = np.array([
    [1., 1., 0.3],
    [1., 2., 0.5],
    [2., 1., 0.7],
    [2., 2., 0.9]
])
trgls = np.array([
    [0, 1, 2],
    [1, 2, 3]
])
surf = geo.Surface("MySurf", xyz, trgls)
surf.element_count()

Output

2

keep_only_triangles(region)

Keep triangles in region.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
region	str	Region or condition to select triangles.	required

sample_count()

Return the number of vertex in the surface.

Returns:

Type	Description
int	Number of points.

Example

import geolime as geo
import numpy as np
xyz = np.array([
    [1., 1., 0.3],
    [1., 2., 0.5],
    [2., 1., 0.7],
    [2., 2., 0.9]
])
trgls = np.array([
    [0, 1, 2],
    [1, 2, 3]
])
surf = geo.Surface("MySurf", xyz, trgls)
surf.sample_count()

Output

4

to_dxf(filename)

Export Solid to DXF file.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
filename	str	path to export the file to.	required

to_pyvista()

Export Solid to Pyvista PolyData.

Returns:

Type	Description
PolyData	PolyData object.

translate_by(coord, expr, region=None)

Shift the given existing X, Y or Z coordinate by the given expression or value. The mesh is necessarily invalidated and will be recomputed on request.

Parameters:

Name	Type	Description	Default
coord	Union[Attribute, Coord]	coordinate property.	required
expr	str	expression use to compute the property values. Use backquotes when attribute names contains whitespace.	required
region	Optional[str]	region or condition in which to set the property data.	None

Raises:

Type	Description
ValueError	Coordinate doesn't exist.

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Last update: 2022-03-01