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=============================
Generate structuring elements
=============================

This example shows how to use functions in :py:mod:`skimage.morphology`
to generate structuring elements.
The title of each plot indicates the call of the function.

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.. image:: /auto_examples/numpy_operations/images/sphx_glr_plot_structuring_elements_001.png
    :alt: square(15), rectangle(15, 10), diamond(7), disk(7), octagon(7, 4), star(5), cube(11), octahedron(5), ball(5)
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    import numpy as np
    import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
    from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D

    from skimage.morphology import (square, rectangle, diamond, disk, cube,
                                    octahedron, ball, octagon, star)

    # Generate 2D and 3D structuring elements.
    struc_2d = {
        "square(15)": square(15),
        "rectangle(15, 10)": rectangle(15, 10),
        "diamond(7)": diamond(7),
        "disk(7)": disk(7),
        "octagon(7, 4)": octagon(7, 4),
        "star(5)": star(5)
    }

    struc_3d = {
        "cube(11)": cube(11),
        "octahedron(5)": octahedron(5),
        "ball(5)": ball(5)
    }

    # Visualize the elements.
    fig = plt.figure(figsize=(8, 8))

    idx = 1
    for title, struc in struc_2d.items():
        ax = fig.add_subplot(3, 3, idx)
        ax.imshow(struc, cmap="Paired", vmin=0, vmax=12)
        for i in range(struc.shape[0]):
            for j in range(struc.shape[1]):
                ax.text(j, i, struc[i, j], ha="center", va="center", color="w")
        ax.set_axis_off()
        ax.set_title(title)
        idx += 1

    for title, struc in struc_3d.items():
        ax = fig.add_subplot(3, 3, idx, projection=Axes3D.name)
        ax.voxels(struc)
        ax.set_title(title)
        idx += 1

    fig.tight_layout()
    plt.show()


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