npc_shields 0.1.15

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

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:

Creating new implant drawings

export 2D view of 3D model

• 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

edit 2D drawing for widget

• 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