Using VPalm to reconstruct a Palm Tree
The package also includes a submodule VPalm that is an automaton that builds 3d mockups of palm plants from architectural parameters and allometric equations. It also integrates a biomechanical model to compute the leaf bending and torsion using the biomass of each leaf.
You can run VPalm simply by loading the submodule. Here is an example to load VPalm default parameters and build a palm tree with a multiscale architecture defined using the Multiscale Tree Graph format (MTG).
using XPalm
using XPalm.VPalm
using PlantGeom, CairoMakie
# Load example parameters
file = joinpath(dirname(dirname(pathof(XPalm))), "test", "references", "vpalm-parameter_file.yml")
parameters = read_parameters(file)
mtg = build_mockup(parameters)
plantviz(mtg, color = :green)
Code to reproduce this image
To reproduce the image above, you can use the following code snippet. It will create a mockup of a palm plant with colored segments based on their type.
using XPalm
using XPalm.VPalm
using PlantGeom, CairoMakie
file = joinpath(dirname(dirname(pathof(XPalm))), "test", "references", "vpalm-parameter_file.yml")
parameters = read_parameters(file)
mtg = build_mockup(parameters; merge_scale=:leaflet)
traverse!(mtg) do node
if symbol(node) == "Petiole"
petiole_and_rachis_segments = descendants(node, symbol=["PetioleSegment", "RachisSegment"])
colormap = cgrad([colorant"peachpuff4", colorant"blanchedalmond"], length(petiole_and_rachis_segments), scale=:log2)
for (i, seg) in enumerate(petiole_and_rachis_segments)
seg[:color_type] = colormap[i]
end
elseif symbol(node) == "Leaflet"
node[:color_type] = :mediumseagreen
elseif symbol(node) == "Leaf" # This will color the snags
node[:color_type] = :peachpuff4
end
end
f, ax, p = plantviz(mtg, color=:color_type)
save("palm_mockup.png", f, size=(800, 600), px_per_unit=3)