Basic Usages

Download rotation files

The Python code below downloads the rotation files from the Cao2024 model into a local folder plate-models-data-dir and displays the file paths on screen.

from plate_model_manager import PlateModelManager

mgr = PlateModelManager()
cao2024_model = mgr.get_model("Cao2024", data_dir="plate-models-data-dir")
# download the rotation files and print their local paths
print(cao2024_model.get_rotation_model())

See also

See the List all available model names section for how to get a list of available models.

Download a layer

The Python code below downloads the Coastlines layer from the Cao2024 model and displays the file paths on screen.

from plate_model_manager import PlateModelManager

mgr = PlateModelManager()
cao2024_model = mgr.get_model("Cao2024", data_dir="plate-models-data-dir")
# download Coastlines from model Cao2024 and display the local path
print(cao2024_model.get_layer("Coastlines"))

See also

See the List all layer names section for how to get a list of available layers.

List all layer names

The Python code below displays a list of available layers in the model Cao2024 on the screen.

from plate_model_manager import PlateModelManager

mgr = PlateModelManager()
cao2024_model = mgr.get_model("Cao2024", data_dir="plate-models-data-dir")
# display a list of available layers in model Cao2024
print(cao2024_model.get_avail_layers())

List all available model names

The Python code below displays a list of available plate models.

from plate_model_manager import PlateModelManager

print(PlateModelManager().get_available_model_names())