Triangle64.trace

giant.ray_tracer.shapes.triangle:

Triangle64.trace(self, rays, omp=True)

This python method provides an easy interface to trace a number of Rays through the surface.

It packages all of the ray inputs and the required output arrays automatically and dispatches to the c version of the method for efficient computation. It then packages the output into the expected structured array.

Parallel processing can be turned off by setting the omp flag to False

Parameters:

• rays (Rays) – The rays to trace to the surface

• omp (bool) – A boolean flag specifying whether to use parallel processing (True) or not

Returns:

A length n numpy array with a data type of INTERSECT_DTYPE

Return type:

np.ndarray