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118 <h1 class="whs1">Viewing 3D presentations. \r
119  </h1>\r
120 \r
121 <p>Each &nbsp;newly \r
122  created presentation is displayed in VTK viewer. To display an existing \r
123  presentation, right-click on it in the Object Browser and select <span \r
124  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display</B></span>. &nbsp;</p>\r
125 \r
126 <p>&nbsp;</p>\r
127 \r
128 <p>Right mouse-click on the Presentation gives access to the following \r
129  options:</p>\r
130 \r
131 <p>&nbsp;</p>\r
132 \r
133 <p class="whs2"><img src="../image23.gif" width="169px" height="335px" border="0" class="img_whs3"></p>\r
134 \r
135 <p>&nbsp;</p>\r
136 \r
137 <p class="whs4"><img src="../note1.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="36px" height="38px" border="0" class="img_whs5"> All parameters are context-sensitive: \r
138  NOT all types of visualization and NOT all properties can be set for a \r
139  certain 3D presentation. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span \r
140  style="margin-left: 40px;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></p>\r
141 \r
142 <p class="whs6">&nbsp;</p>\r
143 \r
144 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
145         \r
146         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">Erase all - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows \r
147  to hide all objects from the viewer.</span> &nbsp;</p></li>\r
148         \r
149         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">Edit - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows \r
150  to return to the menu where the presentation has been created and change \r
151  its parameters.</span></p></li>\r
152         \r
153         <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Rename</B></span> \r
154  - allows to rename the presentation.</p></li>\r
155         \r
156         <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Copy</B></span> - \r
157  allows to create a copy of the presentation in the same subfolder (time \r
158  stamp) in the Object Browser.</p></li>\r
159         \r
160         <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Erase</B></span> \r
161  - allows to hide the selected presentation from the viewer. </p></li>\r
162         \r
163         <li class=kadov-p><p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Display Only</B></span> \r
164  - allows to display only the selected presentation, hiding all other from \r
165  the viewer.</p></li>\r
166         \r
167         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">Representation - <span \r
168  style="font-weight: normal;">allows to switch among the available types \r
169  representation.</span></p></li>\r
170 </ul>\r
171 \r
172 <p class="whs9">&nbsp;</p>\r
173 \r
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180 <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33.334%" class="whs13">\r
181 <p class="whs8">Points</td>\r
182 <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33.334%" class="whs14">\r
183 <p class="whs8">Surface</td>\r
184 <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33.334%" class="whs15">\r
185 <p class="whs8">Wireframe</td></tr>\r
186 \r
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188 <td colspan="1" rowspan="1" width="33.334%" class="whs16">\r
189 <p><img src="../image20.gif" width="204px" height="267px" border="0" class="img_whs17"></td>\r
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191 <p><img src="../image5.jpg" width="208px" height="266px" border="0" class="img_whs19"></td>\r
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200 <p class="whs8">Shrink</td>\r
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208 <p><img src="../image4.jpg" width="209px" height="274px" border="0" class="img_whs24"></td>\r
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210 <p><img src="../image1.jpg" width="202px" height="256px" border="0" class="img_whs25"></td></tr>\r
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212 \r
213 <p class="whs26">&nbsp;</p>\r
214 \r
215 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
216         \r
217         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">Properties </p></li>\r
218         \r
219         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs27">Opacity \r
220  - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to set the value of opacity \r
221  of the presentation between 0 (transparent) and 100 (opaque).</span> </p></li>\r
222 </ul>\r
223 \r
224 <p class="whs27">&nbsp;</p>\r
225 \r
226 <p class="whs27"><img src="../pics/neo-transparency.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="354px" height="177px" border="0" class="img_whs28"></p>\r
227 \r
228 <p class="whs29">&nbsp;</p>\r
229 \r
230 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
231         \r
232         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs27">Line \r
233  Width - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to set the width of \r
234  lines representing edges of the presentation between 1 (thin) and 100 \r
235  (thick).</span> </p></li>\r
236 </ul>\r
237 \r
238 <ul type="disc" class="whs7">\r
239         \r
240         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><a href="scaling_presentations.htm">Translate \r
241  Presentation</a> - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to translate \r
242  the presentation along coordinate axes.</span></p></li>\r
243         \r
244         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><a href="../clipping.htm">Clipping \r
245  Planes</a> - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to create cross-section \r
246  views of presentations.</span></p></li>\r
247         \r
248         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><a href="sweeping.htm">Sweep</a> \r
249  - <span style="font-weight: normal;">allows to display pseudo-animation \r
250  of the presentation.</span></p></li>\r
251         \r
252         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><a href="getting_elements_attributes.htm">Selection \r
253  Info</a> - <span style="font-weight: normal;">provides information about \r
254  the attributes of elements displayed in the viewer.</span></p></li>\r
255         \r
256         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8">Dump view - <span style="font-weight: normal;">exports \r
257  an object from the viewer in bmp, png, jpg or jpeg image format. </span></p></li>\r
258         \r
259         <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs30"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Change \r
260  Background</B></span> - allows to change the properties of the background.</p></li>\r
261 </ul>\r
262 \r
263 <p class="whs30">&nbsp;</p>\r
264 \r
265 <p class="whs30"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs31"> </B></span>When you create several presentations of the same \r
266  object, you may wish to see them simultaneously, &nbsp;which \r
267  might be impossible, because they all are located at the same place. To \r
268  solve this problem, right-click in the viewer and select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Arrange \r
269  Actors</B></span> in the pop-up menu. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>\r
270 \r
271 <p class="whs30">&nbsp;</p>\r
272 \r
273 <p class="whs2"><img src="../pics/arrangeactors.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="302px" height="247px" border="0" class="img_whs32"></p>\r
274 \r
275 <p class="whs30">&nbsp;</p>\r
276 \r
277 <p class="whs30">In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Auto</B></span> \r
278  mode you specify along which <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Axis</B></span> \r
279  and at which <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Relative Distance</B></span> \r
280  the presentations should be lined up.</p>\r
281 \r
282 <p class="whs30">&nbsp;</p>\r
283 \r
284 <p class="whs2"><img src="../pics/arrangeactors1.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="305px" height="247px" border="0" class="img_whs33"></p>\r
285 \r
286 <p class="whs30">&nbsp;</p>\r
287 \r
288 <p class="whs30">In <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Manual</B></span> \r
289  mode you set the coordinates for each presentation separately.</p>\r
290 \r
291 <p class="whs30">&nbsp;</p>\r
292 \r
293 <p class="whs30">&nbsp;</p>\r
294 \r
295 <p class="whs30"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs31"> </B></span>Displaying several presentations at the same time \r
296  may cause superposition of their scalar bars. To avoid this, check <span \r
297  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Arrange Scalar Bars</B></span> radio button &nbsp;in \r
298  the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Preferences - &gt; Post-Pro - &gt; \r
299  Scalar Bar. </B></span>A separate scalar bar will be displayed for each presentation. \r
300  </p>\r
301 \r
302 <p class="whs30">Alternatively you may wish to merge the \r
303  scalar bars to have a common scalar bar for all presentations. To do this, \r
304  select several presentations or fields in the object browser, right-click \r
305  and from the pop-up menu select &nbsp;<span \r
306  style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Merge Scalar Range</B></span>. \r
307  </p>\r
308 \r
309 <p class="whs30">To restore separate bars and scales for \r
310  each module select <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Use Field Range</B></span> \r
311  from the same menu.</p>\r
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