GEOPY-2770: Consolidate code for plate model definition between different repos

[benk-mira]

GEOPY-2770 - Consolidate code for plate model definition between different repos

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

This PR updates the plate modelling utilities to support dip_direction as an alias for direction, and introduces a higher-level Plate helper for masking and creating a geoh5py.Surface representation.

Changes:

• Refactors PlateModel fields to use easting/northing/elevation and adds dip_direction alias support for direction.
• Adds a Plate class with mask() and surface() helpers plus vertex/triangle generation.
• Adds a unit test validating direction/dip_direction alias behavior.

Reviewed changes

Copilot reviewed 2 out of 2 changed files in this pull request and generated 4 comments.

File	Description
geoapps_utils/modelling/plates.py	Refactors PlateModel API and adds new Plate geometry/masking utilities.
tests/plates_test.py	Adds coverage for direction ↔ dip_direction aliasing.

---

💡 Add Copilot custom instructions for smarter, more guided reviews. Learn how to get started.

[codecov]

Codecov Report

❌ Patch coverage is 51.21951% with 20 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 84.86%. Comparing base (eb04741) to head (e9065bc).
⚠️ Report is 7 commits behind head on develop.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
geoapps_utils/modelling/plates.py	51.21%	20 Missing ⚠️

Additional details and impacted files

@@             Coverage Diff             @@
##           develop     #192      +/-   ##
===========================================
- Coverage    86.14%   84.86%   -1.28%     
===========================================
  Files           19       19              
  Lines         1126     1163      +37     
  Branches       151      151              
===========================================
+ Hits           970      987      +17     
- Misses         116      136      +20     
  Partials        40       40              

Files with missing lines	Coverage Δ
geoapps_utils/modelling/plates.py	69.23% <51.21%> (-30.77%)	⬇️

🚀 New features to boost your workflow:

• ❄️ Test Analytics: Detect flaky tests, report on failures, and find test suite problems.