RCAIDE.Library.Plots.Geometry.plot_3d_fuselage.plot_3d_fuselage#

plot_3d_fuselage(plot_data, fuselage, tessellation=24, color_map='teal')[source]#

Creates a 3D visualization of a fuselage surface using tessellated panels.

Parameters:
  • plot_data (list) – Collection of plot vertices to be rendered

  • fuselage (Fuselage) – RCAIDE fuselage data structure containing geometry information

  • tessellation (int, optional) – Number of points to use in circumferential discretization (default: 24)

  • color_map (str, optional) – Color specification for the fuselage surface (default: ‘teal’)

Returns:

plot_data – Updated collection of plot vertices including fuselage surface

Return type:

list

Notes

Creates a 3D surface by generating points along fuselage segments and creating surface panels between adjacent cross-sections.

Major Assumptions

  • Fuselage cross-sections are super-elliptical

  • Surface is continuous between segments

  • Tessellation is uniform around circumference

See also

generate_3d_fuselage_points

Function to generate fuselage surface points