get_random_sphere_vertices

diffsims.generators.sphere_mesh_generators.get_random_sphere_vertices(resolution, seed=None)

Create a mesh that randomly samples the surface of a sphere

Parameters:

resolutionfloat

The expected mean angle between nearest neighbor grid points in degrees.

seedint, optional

passed to np.random.default_rng(), defaults to None which will give a “new” random result each time

Returns:

points_in_cartesiannumpy.ndarray (N,3)

Rows are x, y, z where z is the 001 pole direction

References

https://mathworld.wolfram.com/SpherePointPicking.html