pysdic.PointCloud.to_array

PointCloud.to_array()

Convert the point cloud to a NumPy array of shape \((N_p, E)\).

Note

The returned array is a copy of the internal points array. Modifying it will not affect the original point cloud.

See also

• points() property for accessing and modifying the points of the point cloud.

• from_array() class method for creating a PointCloud object from a NumPy array.

Returns:

A NumPy array of shape \((N_p, E)\) containing the coordinates of the points in the cloud.

Return type:

numpy.ndarray

Examples

Creating a PointCloud object from a random NumPy array.

import numpy as np
from pysdic import PointCloud

# Create a random point cloud with 100 points
random_points = np.random.rand(100, 3)  # shape (100, 3)
point_cloud = PointCloud.from_array(random_points)

Convert back to a NumPy array using the to_array method.

# Convert the point cloud back to a NumPy array
points_array = point_cloud.to_array()
print(points_array)
# Output: A NumPy array of shape (100, 3) containing the coordinates