Tutorial

In this tutorial, we will show the use of NodeFinder with a simple example. We will find the nodal line given by the following function:

In [1]: import numpy as np

In [2]: def gap_function(pos):
   ...:     x, y, z = pos
   ...:     return np.sqrt((y - np.sin(np.pi * x))**2 + z**2)
   ...: 

Identify

The second step in the process is to identify the nodal features from the point clouds calculated in the search step. For this purpose, the identify submodule is used.

This process works by first clustering the points into connected components. Next, the dimension of each cluster is determined. Finally, the shape of the object is determined.

In [7]: identify_result = nf.identify.run(search_result)

In [8]: print(identify_result)
IdentificationResultContainer(coordinate_system=CoordinateSystem(limits=array([[-1,  1],
       [-1,  1],
       [-1,  1]]), periodic=True), feature_size=0.1, results=[IdentificationResult(dimension=1, shape=NodalLine(graph=<1468 nodes, 1468 edges>, degree_count=Counter(), shape_name='CLOSED LOOP'), positions=<1533 values>)])

In [9]: nf.identify.plot.result(identify_result);
_images/identify_plot.png