Solid.compute_intersect

giant.ray_tracer.shapes.solid:

Solid.compute_intersect(ray)

This method computes the intersections between a ray and the geometry defined by the class, returning the results as a numpy array with type INTERSECT_DTYPE.

Parameters:

ray (Rays) – The ray to trace

Returns:

The intersection result as a length 1 numpy array of type INTERSECT_DTYPE

Return type:

np.ndarray