mesh_nav_3D 0.1.0

# mesh_nav_3D

This package provides a 3D mesh-based navigation framework with multiple path planning algorithms and visualization tools.

## 📦 Installation

1. Install python3-venv python3-pip Python 3.12 and `pip`.
2. Download the `.whl` file provided.
3. Open a terminal in the directory containing the `.whl` file.
4. Run:

```bash
pip install mesh_nav_3D-<version>-py3-none-any.whl
```

> Replace `<version>` with the actual version string in the filename.

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## 🚀 Quick Start

### Visualizing Planners

To visualize a single or multiple planners on a mesh, use the following code:

```python
from mesh_nav_3D import visualize_single_planner, visualize_multiple_planners, PlannerConfig

if __name__ == "__main__":
    # To visualize a single planner
    # visualize_single_planner('dijkstra_planner', PlannerConfig(mesh_file_path="terrain_mesh"))

    # To visualize multiple planners
    visualize_multiple_planners(
        ['AStarPlanner', 'HeatMethodPlanner'],
        PlannerConfig(mesh_file_path="terrain_mesh")
    )
```

Use the inbuilt `"terrain_mesh"`  or a path to a valid mesh file.

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### Benchmarking Multiple Planners

You can compare multiple planners across several scenarios using the following code:

```python
from mesh_nav_3D import compare_planners, PlannerConfig
import numpy as np

if __name__ == "__main__":
    scenarios = [
        (1, np.array([5.00, 9.55, 0.95]), np.array([6.82, 1.36, 0.10]), 8.42),
        (2, np.array([9.09, 9.55, -0.33]), np.array([7.73, 1.36, 0.20]), 8.31),
        (3, np.array([5.00, 9.55, 0.95]), np.array([0.91, 0.91, 0.48]), 9.57),
        (4, np.array([9.09, 10.00, -0.27]), np.array([2.73, 0.91, 0.25]), 11.11),
        (5, np.array([0.45, 9.55, -0.44]), np.array([8.18, 1.36, 0.19]), 11.27),
    ]

    for scenario in scenarios:
        print(f">>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Scenario {scenario[0]}")
        start_point = scenario[1]
        goal_point = scenario[2]
        planners = [
            "AStarPlanner",
            "DijkstraPlanner",
            "FlipOutPlanner",
            "FastMarchingPlanner",
            "GreedyBFSPlanner",
            "HeatMethodPlanner",
            "MMPPlanner",
            "ThetaStarPlanner"
        ]
        results = compare_planners(
            mesh_file_path="terrain_mesh",
            start_point=start_point,
            goal_point=goal_point,
            planners=planners,
            output_dir="metrics_outputs",
            save_results=True
        )
```

Results will be saved to the `metrics_outputs/` folder.

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## 📝 Notes

- Replace mesh file paths with actual paths to your `.obj`, `.ply`, or supported mesh files.
- Ensure all dependencies are installed. If not bundled in the wheel, manually install them:
  
```bash
pyvista = "^0.44.2"
tqdm = "^4.67.1"
pygeodesic = "^0.1.11"
potpourri3d = "^1.2.1"
pydantic = "^2.11.2"
psutil = "^7.0.0"
```

- **Planner Naming**: Planner names can be provided in the following formats:
  - **snake_case**: e.g., `"dijkstra_planner"`,
  - **PascalCase**: e.g., `"AStarPlanner"`,
  - **Class instances**: e.g., `AStarPlanner()` (direct class instance).
  All these formats will work and the system will handle the conversion automatically.

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## 🤝 License

MIT.

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