Utility Classes and Functions (discretize.utils)#

The utils package contains utilities for helping with common operations involving discrete meshes

Utility Classes#

TensorType(mesh, tensor)

Class for determining property tensor type.

Zero()

Carries out arithmetic operations between 0 and arbitrary quantities.

Identity([positive])

Carries out arithmetic operations involving the identity.

Utility Functions#

Code Utilities#

is_scalar(f)

Determine if the input argument is a scalar.

as_array_n_by_dim(pts, dim)

Coerce the given array to have dim columns.

requires(modules)

Decorate a function with soft dependencies.

Coordinate Transform Utilities#

rotate_points_from_normals(xyz, v0, v1[, x0])

Rotate a set of xyz locations about a specified point.

rotation_matrix_from_normals(v0, v1[, tol])

Generate a 3x3 rotation matrix defining the rotation from vector v0 to v1.

cylindrical_to_cartesian(grid[, vec])

Transform from cylindrical to cartesian coordinates.

cartesian_to_cylindrical(grid[, vec])

Transform from cartesian to cylindrical coordinates.

Interpolation Utilities#

interpolation_matrix(locs, x[, y, z])

Generate interpolation matrix which maps a tensor quantity to a set of locations.

volume_average(mesh_in, mesh_out[, values, ...])

Volume averaging interpolation between meshes.

IO utilities#

load_mesh(file_name)

Load discretize mesh saved to json file.

download(url[, folder, overwrite, verbose])

Download file(s) stored in a cloud directory.

Matrix Utilities#

mkvc(x[, n_dims])

Coerce a vector to the specified dimensionality.

sdiag(v)

Generate sparse diagonal matrix from a vector.

sdinv(M)

Return inverse of a sparse diagonal matrix.

speye(n)

Generate sparse identity matrix.

kron3(A, B, C)

Compute kronecker products between 3 sparse matricies.

spzeros(n1, n2)

Generate sparse matrix of zeros of shape=(n1, n2).

ddx(n)

Create 1D difference (derivative) operator from nodes to centers.

av(n)

Create 1D averaging operator from nodes to cell-centers.

av_extrap(n)

Create 1D averaging operator from cell-centers to nodes.

ndgrid(*args[, vector, order])

Generate gridded locations for 1D, 2D, or 3D tensors.

ind2sub(shape, inds)

Return subscripts of tensor grid elements from indices.

sub2ind(shape, subs)

Return indices of tensor grid elements from subscripts.

get_subarray(A, ind)

Extract a subarray.

inverse_3x3_block_diagonal(a11, a12, a13, ...)

Invert a set of 3x3 matricies from vectors containing their elements.

inverse_2x2_block_diagonal(a11, a12, a21, a22)

Invert a set of 2x2 matricies from vectors containing their elements.

invert_blocks(A)

Invert a set of 2x2 or 3x3 matricies.

make_property_tensor(mesh, tensor)

Construct the physical property tensor.

inverse_property_tensor(mesh, tensor[, ...])

Construct the inverse of the physical property tensor.

Mesh Utilities#

unpack_widths(value)

Unpack a condensed representation of cell widths or time steps.

closest_points_index(mesh, pts[, grid_loc])

Find the indicies for the nearest grid location for a set of points.

extract_core_mesh(xyzlim, mesh[, mesh_type])

Extract the core mesh from a global mesh.

random_model(shape[, seed, anisotropy, its, ...])

Create random tensor model.

refine_tree_xyz(mesh, xyz[, method, ...])

Refine region within a TreeMesh.

active_from_xyz(mesh, xyz[, grid_reference, ...])

Return boolean array indicating which cells are below surface.

mesh_builder_xyz(xyz, h[, padding_distance, ...])

Generate a tensor or tree mesh using a cloud of points.

Utilities for Curvilinear Meshes#

example_curvilinear_grid(nC, exType)

Create the gridded node locations for a curvilinear mesh.

volume_tetrahedron(xyz, A, B, C, D)

Return the tetrahedron volumes for a specified set of verticies.

face_info(xyz, A, B, C, D[, average, ...])

Return normal surface vectors and areas for a given set of faces.

index_cube(nodes, grid_shape[, n])

Return the index of nodes on a tensor (or curvilinear) mesh.