npc_shields

Tools for Neuropixels probe insertion into SHIELD implants: providing suggested targets, recording actual insertions, storing notes.

Insertion record widget

The main purpose of this repository is to provide a notebook widget for recording the locations of probe insertions during an ecephys experiment:

get a .sldpart CAD model from MPE
open in Solidworks
rotate the view to face the top of the implant, matching the view from the rig scope
Save As -> .dxf
check "current" view only

open a copy of one of the existing .svg drawings in Inkscape/Illustrator, to use the same page size and colors
add the new .dxf file
if the lines are too thick to see any detail, change them to 1pt for now
resize the new drawing to fill the page, like the existing drawing
with the two drawings side by side, update the new drawing to match:
- the outline is fragmented and needs to be joined together so a white fill can be applied
- holes that have straight edges will need joining to be fill-able
- circular holes should already be fill-able
- check the CAD model for probe-letter designations (A1, A2, B1, ...)
when finished, export as .svg

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Source distribution for npc_shields 0.1.15
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Table of built distributions (wheels) for npc_shields 0.1.15
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npc_shields-0.1.15-py3-none-any.whl 294.4 kB Mar 18, 2026	Python 3	none	any	Details

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