[yt-users] Off-Axis Slices

Munier Azzam Salem msalem at astro.columbia.edu
Fri Jul 26 09:49:23 PDT 2013


(also, assuming I specified the north vector)


On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:48 PM, Munier Azzam Salem <
msalem at astro.columbia.edu> wrote:

> Thanks Matt!
>
> From the line:
>
> *east_vector = np.cross(north_vector, normal_vector).ravel()*
>
> it seems the normal vector points out of the page (assuming East is to the
> right).
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Matthew Turk <matthewturk at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 9:37 AM, Munier Azzam Salem
>> <msalem at astro.columbia.edu> wrote:
>> > Hey Guys,
>> >
>> >        Quick question on off-axis slices: is the normal vector pointed
>> into
>> > the page as you look at the slice, or out of the page?
>>
>> It's something of a free parameter, as unless you specify the "north"
>> vector it is determines by taking two cross products.  You can see how
>> it's determined in the file yt/utilities/orientation.py .
>>
>> -Matt
>>
>> >
>> >        thanks!
>> >            Munier
>> >
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