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getSimData and getSnapData
Both these commands are relatively simple, and admittedly at this point not hugely useful, so I'll only detail them briefly here.
getSimData(simulation='Illustris-1', getRedshifts=1)
Returns a dictionary of data about a particular simulation. This includes cosmological parameters and the box size. If getRedshifts==1 then it will also find and return a list of snapshot numbers and their associated redshift, scale factor and time. THIS REQUIRES SCIPY for the numerical integration.
NOTE: These units are not converted! They are given in 10^10 M_sun/h, Gyr and comoving kpc/h (which can be converted by dividing by 'h' and box length converted to physical coordinates by multiplying by the scalefactor at a given snapshot)
getSnapData(snapshot=135,simulation='Illustris-1')
Returns a dictionary of data for a particular snap. Useful for finding the number of particles of various types, and number of halos/subhalos. Also includes the redshift.
General Concepts
Intro to the Data An overview of the structure of the data and how best to use it
Installing and troubleshooting Quick rundown of what's needed to run the package and some common problems
Unit Conversion All values returned are converted to a user-specified unit system (default SI)
Naming Conventions OLD! - most useful information moved to Intro to the Data
Saving to File To save some download time data can be saved to file and accessed offline
Commands
getGalaxy Returns some properties of particles in a galaxy (i.e. a subhalo)
getSubhaloData Returns all properties of a particular subhalo
getHaloData Returns all properties of a particular halo
getSubhaloField Returns a single property of all subhalos
getHaloField Returns a single property of all halos
getSimData Returns general properties of a given simulation (including a conversion table for times, redshifts and snapshot numbers)
getSnapData Returns general properties for a given snapshot
getTree Returns the indexes needed to follow the galaxy, and it's mergers, across time