.. _why-squash-can-change-path: Why Squash (and Mask) can change the Path ========================================= A Spec creates a number of Dimensions that can be set to snake. Stuff... .. plot:: from scanspec.specs import Line from scanspec.plot import plot_spec spec = Line("z", 0, 1, 3) * ~Line("y", 0, 1, 3) * Line("x", 0, 1, 3) plot_spec(spec) .. plot:: from scanspec.specs import Line, Squash from scanspec.plot import plot_spec spec = Line("z", 0, 1, 3) * Squash(~Line("y", 0, 1, 3) * Line("x", 0, 1, 3), check_path_changes=False) plot_spec(spec) .. plot:: from scanspec.specs import Line from scanspec.plot import plot_spec spec = Line("z", 0, 1, 3) * Line("y", 0, 1, 3) * ~Line("x", 0, 1, 3) plot_spec(spec) .. plot:: from scanspec.specs import Line, Squash from scanspec.plot import plot_spec spec = Line("z", 0, 1, 3) * Squash(Line("y", 0, 1, 3) * ~Line("x", 0, 1, 3), check_path_changes=False) plot_spec(spec)