ELLIPSE_GRID
Grid Points Within an Ellipse

ELLIPSE_GRID is a Python library which generates a grid of points over the interior of an ellipse in 2D.

The library allows the user to define an ellipse by choosing its center and the length of its major and minor axes. The user also choose N, the number of subintervals into which the minor radius will be subdivided. It then returns the gridpoints defined by that choice.

Licensing:

The computer code and data files described and made available on this web page are distributed under the GNU LGPL license.

Languages:

ELLIPSE_GRID is available in a C version and a C++ version and a FORTRAN90 version and a MATLAB version and a Python version.

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PYRAMID_GRID, a Python library which computes a grid of points over the interior of the unit pyramid in 3D;

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SPHERE_LLQ_GRID, a Python library which uses longitudes and latitudes to create grids of points, lines, and quadrilaterals on the surface of the unit sphere in 3D.

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SQUARE_GRID, a Python library which computes a grid of points over the interior of a square in 2D.

TETRAHEDRON_GRID, a Python library which computes a grid of points over the interior of a tetrahedron in 3D.

TRIANGLE_GRID, a Python library which computes a grid of points over the interior of a triangle in 2D.

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Source Code:

• ellipse_grid_points.py, computes grid points inside an ellipse.
• ellipse_grid_count.py, counts grid points inside an ellipse.
• ellipse_grid_display.py, displays grid points inside an ellipse.
• r82vec_print_part.py, prints part of a vector of (X,Y) data.
• r8mat_transpose_write.py, writes the transpose of an R8MAT to a file.
• timestamp.py, prints the current YMDHMS date as a time stamp.

Examples and Tests:

• ellipse_grid_test.py, calls all the tests.
• ellipse_grid_test.sh, runs all the tests.
• ellipse_grid_test.txt, the output file.
• ellipse_grid.xy, the list of grid points.
• ellipse_grid.png, an image of the points.
• ellipse_grid_display.png, an image of the points used for a demonstration of ellipse_grid_display.

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