WIP basic visualization. Thanks ChatGPT!

potentialFieldPlotter.py

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+import tkinter as tk
+from typing import List, Tuple
+
+class ScaledCanvas:
+    def __init__(self, root: tk.Tk, width_m: float, height_m: float):
+        self.canvas = tk.Canvas(root, bg="white")
+        self.canvas.pack(fill=tk.BOTH, expand=True)
+        self.width_m = width_m
+        self.height_m = height_m
+        self.scale = 1
+        self.offset_x = 0
+        self.offset_y = 0
+        self.objects = []
+
+        # Recalculate scale on resize
+        self.canvas.bind("<Configure>", self._on_resize)
+
+    def _on_resize(self, event):
+        # Calculate scale to maintain aspect ratio
+        scale_width = event.width / self.width_m
+        scale_height = event.height / self.height_m
+        self.scale = min(scale_width, scale_height)
+
+        # Calculate offsets to center the drawing
+        self.offset_x = (event.width - self.scale * self.width_m) / 2
+        self.offset_y = (event.height - self.scale * self.height_m) / 2
+
+        self.canvas.delete("all")
+        for obj in self.objects:
+            obj()
+
+    def add_rectangle(self, x_m: float, y_m: float, width_m: float, height_m: float, color: str = "black"):
+        def draw():
+            x1, y1 = self._to_pixels(x_m, y_m)
+            x2, y2 = self._to_pixels(x_m + width_m, y_m + height_m)
+            self.canvas.create_rectangle(x1, y1, x2, y2, outline=color, width=2)
+
+        self.objects.append(draw)
+        draw()
+
+    def add_arrow(self, start_m: Tuple[float, float], end_m: Tuple[float, float], color: str = "red"):
+        def draw():
+            x1, y1 = self._to_pixels(*start_m)
+            x2, y2 = self._to_pixels(*end_m)
+            self.canvas.create_line(x1, y1, x2, y2, arrow=tk.LAST, fill=color, width=2)
+
+        self.objects.append(draw)
+        draw()
+
+    def _to_pixels(self, x_m: float, y_m: float) -> Tuple[int, int]:
+        return (
+            int(x_m * self.scale + self.offset_x),
+            int(y_m * self.scale + self.offset_y),
+        )
+
+# Create the main Tkinter application
+def main():
+    root = tk.Tk()
+    root.title("Scaled Canvas Example with Fixed Aspect Ratio")
+    width_m, height_m = 10.0, 5.0  # Visualization dimensions in meters
+    canvas = ScaledCanvas(root, width_m, height_m)
+
+    # Add a rectangle
+    canvas.add_rectangle(1.0, 1.0, 8.0, 3.0, color="blue")
+
+    # Add some arrows
+    arrows = [
+        ((1.0, 1.0), (2.0, 2.0)),
+        ((3.0, 1.0), (4.0, 2.5)),
+        ((8.0, 1.0), (7.0, 3.0)),
+        ((5.0, 4.0), (5.0, 2.5))
+    ]
+    for start, end in arrows:
+        canvas.add_arrow(start, end, color="green")
+
+    root.mainloop()
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()