fdtdx.plot_setup

plot_setup(
    config: SimulationConfig,
    objects: ObjectContainer,
    exclude_object_list: list[SimulationObject] = [],
    filename: str | Path | None = None,
    axs: Sequence[Any] | None = None,
    plot_legend: bool = True,
    exclude_xy_plane_object_list: list[
        SimulationObject
    ] = [],
    exclude_yz_plane_object_list: list[
        SimulationObject
    ] = [],
    exclude_xz_plane_object_list: list[
        SimulationObject
    ] = [],
) -> Figure

Creates a visualization of the simulation setup showing objects in XY, XZ and YZ planes.

Generates three subplots showing cross-sections of the simulation volume and the objects within it. Objects are drawn as colored rectangles with optional legends. The visualization helps verify the correct positioning and sizing of objects in the simulation setup.

Parameters:
  • config (SimulationConfig) –

    Configuration object containing simulation parameters like resolution

  • objects (ObjectContainer) –

    Container holding all simulation objects to be plotted

  • exclude_object_list (list[SimulationObject], default: [] ) –

    List of objects to exclude from all plots

  • filename (str | Path | None, default: None ) –

    If provided, saves the plot to this file instead of displaying

  • axs (Sequence[Any] | None, default: None ) –

    Optional matplotlib axes to plot on. If None, creates new figure

  • plot_legend (bool, default: True ) –

    Whether to add a legend showing object names/types

  • exclude_xy_plane_object_list (list[SimulationObject], default: [] ) –

    Objects to exclude from XY plane plot

  • exclude_yz_plane_object_list (list[SimulationObject], default: [] ) –

    Objects to exclude from YZ plane plot

  • exclude_xz_plane_object_list (list[SimulationObject], default: [] ) –

    Objects to exclude from XZ plane plot

Returns:
  • Figure( Figure ) –

    The generated figure object

Note

The plots show object positions in micrometers, converting from simulation units. PML objects are automatically excluded from their respective boundary planes.

Source code in src/fdtdx/utils/plot_setup.py
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def plot_setup(
    config: SimulationConfig,
    objects: ObjectContainer,
    exclude_object_list: list[SimulationObject] = [],
    filename: str | Path | None = None,
    axs: Sequence[Any] | None = None,
    plot_legend: bool = True,
    exclude_xy_plane_object_list: list[SimulationObject] = [],
    exclude_yz_plane_object_list: list[SimulationObject] = [],
    exclude_xz_plane_object_list: list[SimulationObject] = [],
) -> Figure:
    """Creates a visualization of the simulation setup showing objects in XY, XZ and YZ planes.

    Generates three subplots showing cross-sections of the simulation volume and the objects
    within it. Objects are drawn as colored rectangles with optional legends. The visualization
    helps verify the correct positioning and sizing of objects in the simulation setup.

    Args:
        config (SimulationConfig): Configuration object containing simulation parameters like resolution
        objects (ObjectContainer): Container holding all simulation objects to be plotted
        exclude_object_list (list[SimulationObject], optional): List of objects to exclude from all plots
        filename (str | Path | None, optional): If provided, saves the plot to this file instead of displaying
        axs (Sequence[Any] | None, optional): Optional matplotlib axes to plot on. If None, creates new figure
        plot_legend (bool, optional): Whether to add a legend showing object names/types
        exclude_xy_plane_object_list (list[SimulationObject], optional): Objects to exclude from XY plane plot
        exclude_yz_plane_object_list (list[SimulationObject], optional): Objects to exclude from YZ plane plot
        exclude_xz_plane_object_list (list[SimulationObject], optional): Objects to exclude from XZ plane plot

    Returns:
        Figure: The generated figure object

    Note:
        The plots show object positions in micrometers, converting from simulation units.
        PML objects are automatically excluded from their respective boundary planes.
    """
    # add boundaries to exclude lists
    for o in objects.objects:
        if not isinstance(o, (PerfectlyMatchedLayer, PeriodicBoundary)):
            continue
        if o.axis == 0:
            exclude_yz_plane_object_list.append(o)
        elif o.axis == 1:
            exclude_xz_plane_object_list.append(o)
        elif o.axis == 2:
            exclude_xy_plane_object_list.append(o)
    # add volume to exclude list
    volume = objects.volume
    exclude_object_list.append(volume)

    object_list = [o for o in objects.objects if o not in exclude_object_list]
    if axs is None:
        fig, axs = plt.subplots(1, 3, figsize=(15, 5))
    else:
        fig = None
    assert axs is not None
    resolution = config.resolution / 1.0e-6  # Convert to µm

    # get a color map
    colored_objects: list[SimulationObject] = [o for o in object_list if o.color is not None]

    if plot_legend:
        handles = []
        used_lists = []
        for o in colored_objects:
            print_single = False
            for o2 in colored_objects:
                if o.__class__ == o2.__class__:
                    if o.color != o2.color:
                        print_single = True
                    if not o.name.startswith("Object"):
                        print_single = True
            label = o.__class__.__name__ if o.name.startswith("Object") else o.name
            patch = Patch(color=o.color, label=label)
            if print_single:
                handles.append(patch)
            else:
                if o.__class__.__name__ not in used_lists:
                    used_lists.append(o.__class__.__name__)
                    handles.append(patch)

        plt.legend(
            handles=handles,
            loc="upper right",
            bbox_to_anchor=(1.75, 0.75),
            frameon=False,
        )

    # Plot each object on the corresponding subplot
    for obj in colored_objects:
        slices = obj.grid_slice_tuple
        color = obj.color

        # XY plane at Z center
        if exclude_xy_plane_object_list is None or obj not in exclude_xy_plane_object_list:
            axs[0].add_patch(
                Rectangle(
                    (slices[0][0] * resolution, slices[1][0] * resolution),
                    (slices[0][1] - slices[0][0]) * resolution,
                    (slices[1][1] - slices[1][0]) * resolution,
                    color=color,
                    alpha=0.5,
                    linestyle="--" if isinstance(obj, PeriodicBoundary) else "-",
                )
            )

        # XZ plane at Y center
        if exclude_xz_plane_object_list is None or obj not in exclude_xz_plane_object_list:
            axs[1].add_patch(
                Rectangle(
                    (slices[0][0] * resolution, slices[2][0] * resolution),
                    (slices[0][1] - slices[0][0]) * resolution,
                    (slices[2][1] - slices[2][0]) * resolution,
                    color=color,
                    alpha=0.5,
                    linestyle="--" if isinstance(obj, PeriodicBoundary) else "-",
                )
            )

        # YZ plane at X center
        if exclude_yz_plane_object_list is None or obj not in exclude_yz_plane_object_list:
            axs[2].add_patch(
                Rectangle(
                    (slices[1][0] * resolution, slices[2][0] * resolution),
                    (slices[1][1] - slices[1][0]) * resolution,
                    (slices[2][1] - slices[2][0]) * resolution,
                    color=color,
                    alpha=0.5,
                    linestyle="--" if isinstance(obj, PeriodicBoundary) else "-",
                )
            )

    # Set labels and titles
    axs[0].set_xlabel("x (µm)")
    axs[0].set_ylabel("y (µm)")
    axs[0].set_title("XY plane")
    axs[0].set_xlim([0, volume.grid_shape[0] * resolution])
    axs[0].set_ylim([0, volume.grid_shape[1] * resolution])

    axs[1].set_xlabel("x (µm)")
    axs[1].set_ylabel("z (µm)")
    axs[1].set_title("XZ plane")
    axs[1].set_xlim([0, volume.grid_shape[0] * resolution])
    axs[1].set_ylim([0, volume.grid_shape[2] * resolution])

    axs[2].set_xlabel("y (µm)")
    axs[2].set_ylabel("z (µm)")
    axs[2].set_title("YZ plane")
    axs[2].set_xlim([0, volume.grid_shape[1] * resolution])
    axs[2].set_ylim([0, volume.grid_shape[2] * resolution])

    # Adjust the plots for better visualization
    for ax in axs:
        ax.set_aspect("equal")
        ax.grid(True)

    if filename is not None:
        plt.savefig(filename, bbox_inches="tight", dpi=300)
        plt.close()
    return plt.gcf() if fig is None else fig