function get_coords(name, path){
var path_length = path.getTotalLength()
var step = Math.ceil(path_length / numSamples)
let points = [];
for (let i = 0; i < numSamples; i++) {
let point = path.getPointAtLength(i * step);
points.push([point.x/scale_down, point.y/scale_down]);
}
var color = d3.select(path).attr('style').split('fill:')[1]
var structure_id = d3.select(path).attr('structure_id')
var coords = {
'name': name,
'coordinates': points,
'color': color,
'structure_id': structure_id
}
return coords
}