[Yt-svn] yt-commit r848 - trunk/examples

[britton at wrangler.dreamhost.com]

Author: britton
Date: Sun Oct 26 11:18:19 2008
New Revision: 848
URL: http://yt.spacepope.org/changeset/848

Log:
Add example of making a light cone projection.

24 October, 2008

Britton Smith



Added:
   trunk/examples/makeLightCone.py

Added: trunk/examples/makeLightCone.py
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+"""
+Light cone example.
+"""
+
+from yt.lagos.lightcone import *
+
+q = LightCone("128Mpc256grid_SFFB.param","lightcone.par")
+
+q.CalculateLightConeSolution()
+
+# Save a text file detailing the light cone solution.
+q.SaveLightConeSolution()
+
+# Make a density light cone.
+# The plot collection is returned so the final image can be
+# customized and remade.
+pc = q.ProjectLightCone('Density')
+
+# Make a weighted light cone projection.
+pc = q.ProjectLightCone('Temperature',weight_field='Density')
+
+# Save the light cone stack to an hdf5 file.
+q.SaveLightConeStack()