opaque_rendering.py

import numpy as np

import yt

ds = yt.load("IsolatedGalaxy/galaxy0030/galaxy0030")

# We start by building a default volume rendering scene

im, sc = yt.volume_render(ds, field=("gas", "density"), fname="v0.png", sigma_clip=6.0)

sc.camera.set_width(ds.arr(0.1, "code_length"))
tf = sc.get_source().transfer_function
tf.clear()
tf.add_layers(
    4, 0.01, col_bounds=[-27.5, -25.5], alpha=np.logspace(-3, 0, 4), colormap="RdBu_r"
)
sc.save("v1.png", sigma_clip=6.0)

# In this case, the default alphas used (np.logspace(-3,0,Nbins)) does not
# accentuate the outer regions of the galaxy. Let's start by bringing up the
# alpha values for each contour to go between 0.1 and 1.0

tf = sc.get_source().transfer_function
tf.clear()
tf.add_layers(
    4, 0.01, col_bounds=[-27.5, -25.5], alpha=np.logspace(0, 0, 4), colormap="RdBu_r"
)
sc.save("v2.png", sigma_clip=6.0)

# Now let's set the grey_opacity to True.  This should make the inner portions
# start to be obscured

tf.grey_opacity = True
sc.save("v3.png", sigma_clip=6.0)

# That looks pretty good, but let's start bumping up the opacity.

tf.clear()
tf.add_layers(
    4,
    0.01,
    col_bounds=[-27.5, -25.5],
    alpha=10.0 * np.ones(4, dtype="float64"),
    colormap="RdBu_r",
)
sc.save("v4.png", sigma_clip=6.0)

# Let's bump up again to see if we can obscure the inner contour.

tf.clear()
tf.add_layers(
    4,
    0.01,
    col_bounds=[-27.5, -25.5],
    alpha=30.0 * np.ones(4, dtype="float64"),
    colormap="RdBu_r",
)
sc.save("v5.png", sigma_clip=6.0)

# Now we are losing sight of everything.  Let's see if we can obscure the next
# layer

tf.clear()
tf.add_layers(
    4,
    0.01,
    col_bounds=[-27.5, -25.5],
    alpha=100.0 * np.ones(4, dtype="float64"),
    colormap="RdBu_r",
)
sc.save("v6.png", sigma_clip=6.0)

# That is very opaque!  Now lets go back and see what it would look like with
# grey_opacity = False

tf.grey_opacity = False
sc.save("v7.png", sigma_clip=6.0)

# That looks pretty different, but the main thing is that you can see that the
# inner contours are somewhat visible again.