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132 <h1 class="whs1">Cut
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133 Lines presentation</h1>
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135 <p class="whs2"><span
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136 style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img src="../i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs3">Cut Lines</B></span> is a type of
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137 presentation which displays colored cells with applied scalar values on
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138 the mesh where lines are placed. </p>
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140 <p class="whs2">The
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141 procedure of construction of <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut Lines
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142 </B></span>presentation reuses the algorithm of creation <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut
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143 Planes</B></span> presentation and consists of two steps:</p>
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145 <ol type="1" class="whs4">
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147 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5"> From
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148 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut Planes</B></span> presentation one plane
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149 is taken and it is used as base plane for construction of cut lines. </p></li>
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151 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs5">This plane is cut by
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152 a regular array of planes. The result of this operation is a regular array
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153 of lines in space, belonging
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154 to the same plane and having the same orientation. They are located inside
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155 or on the mesh. </p></li>
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158 <p class="whs2"> </p>
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160 <p class=TODO><span class=expandtext
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161 style="color: #000000;"><font color=black >To create a Cut Lines presentation:</font></span></p>
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163 <p class="whs6"> </p>
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165 <p class="whs7">- Right-click on one of the time stamps of
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166 the field in the Object browser and from the pop-up menu choose <span
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167 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut Lines, </B></span>or</p>
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169 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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171 <p class="whs7">- Click on one of the time stamps of the field
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172 in the Object browser and select from the main menu <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Visualization
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173 > Cut Lines</B></span>, or click <img src="../pics/cutlinesicn.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="28px" height="26px" border="0" class="img_whs8"> icon<span style="font-weight: bold;">
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174 <B></B></span>in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Visualization Toolbar.</B></span></p>
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176 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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178 <p class="whs9">The
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179 following dialog box will appear: </p>
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181 <p class="whs9"> </p>
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183 <p class="whs10"><img src="../image9.jpg" width="400px" height="388px" border="0" class="img_whs11"></p>
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185 <p class="whs12"> </p>
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187 <p class="whs10"><img src="../image10.jpg" width="400px" height="388px" border="0" class="img_whs11"></p>
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189 <p class="whs10"> </p>
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191 <p class="whs12"><span
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192 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plane of lines: </B></span>this tab of the dialog
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193 box contains the parameters of the base plane, on which the cut lines
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194 will be located.</p>
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196 <p class="whs12"> </p>
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198 <p class="whs10">- <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Orientation
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199 </B></span>check boxes allow to set the orientation of cut planes in 3D space.
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200 You should select two of three axis (XY, YZ, or ZX) in which your planes
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201 will be located in 3D space</p>
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203 <p class="whs10">- <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Base plane
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204 position: </B></span>position of the base plane. This value can be set by
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205 default or entered manually. </p>
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207 <p class="whs10">- <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Rotations
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208 </B></span>of the planes in 3d space around the axes of the selected orientation.
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209 (The angle of rotation is set in degrees.) </p>
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211 <p class="whs10">- <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Displacement
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212 </B></span>of the plane. This parameter defines position of the base plane
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215 <p class="whs10">- <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show preview
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216 </B></span>check box allows to edit the parameters of the presentation and
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217 simultaneously observe the preview of this presentation in the viewer.</p>
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219 <p class="whs10"><a name=Table></a>- <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Generate
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220 Data Table: </B></span>If this check box is marked, Visu will automatically
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221 generate a data table on the basis of your Cut Lines presentation. This
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222 table will be created in the structure of the study. <span
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223 style="font-weight: bold;"><B> </B></span></p>
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225 <p class="whs10"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>- Generate
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226 Curves: </B></span>If this check box is marked, Visu will automatically generate
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227 curve lines on the basis of values taken from the generated data table.
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228 These curves will be created in the structure of the study and can be
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229 visualized in a XY plot. </p>
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231 <p class="whs10">More about table presentations and curve
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232 lines <a href="about_tables.htm">see here.</a></p>
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234 <p class="whs12"><span
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235 style="font-weight: bold;"><B> </B></span></p>
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237 <p class="whs13"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut
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238 Planes: </B></span>this tab of the dialog box contains the parameters of cut
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239 planes, which will be used for construction of the cut lines.</p>
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241 <p class="whs13"> </p>
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243 <p class="whs14">-
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244 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Orientation </B></span>check boxes allow
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245 to set the orientation of cut planes in 3D space. You should select two
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246 of three axis (XY, YZ, or ZX) in which your planes will be located in
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249 <p class="whs14">-
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250 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Rotations </B></span>of the planes in 3d
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251 space around the axes of the selected orientation. (The angle of rotation
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252 is set in degrees.) </p>
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254 <p class="whs14">-
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255 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Number of planes</B></span>, which will form
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256 your presentation.</p>
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258 <p class="whs14">-
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259 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Position </B></span>of each of the planes
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260 relative to other planes, which form your presentation. This value can
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261 be set by default or entered manually. </p>
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263 <p class="whs14">-
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264 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Displacement </B></span>of the planes. This
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265 parameter defines the displacement of the planes into one or another side.
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268 <p class="whs14"> </p>
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270 <p class="whs14"> </p>
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272 <p class="whs15"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Scalar Bar
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273 </B></span>tab allows to define the parameters of the scalar bar displayed
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274 along with this presentation (<a href="scalar_map_presentation.htm#Scalar Bar">see
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277 <p class="whs13"> </p>
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279 <p class="whs9"> </p>
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281 <p class="whs9">After
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282 you have finished with setting these parameters, click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK.
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283 </B></span>Your presentation with scalar bar will be immediately displayed
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284 in the viewer: </p>
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286 <p class="whs9"> </p>
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288 <p class="whs10"> <img src="../pics/cutlinesprsnt.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="574px" height="411px" border="0" class="img_whs16"></p>
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290 <p class="whs9"> </p>
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292 <p class="whs17"><img src="../tip1.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="35px" height="37px" border="0" class="img_whs18"> From <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut Lines</B></span> presentation
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293 you can create a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>data table. </B></span>This
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294 table will consist of the field scalar values located on each cut line
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295 of the constructed presentation (<a href="creating_tables_from_cut_lines_presentations.htm">see
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296 also: Creating tables from Cut Lines presentations</a>). After that your
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297 data table can be used for construction of a 2d plot of curves based on
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298 the scalar values from the table (see also: <a href="creating_curves.htm">Creating
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299 curves</a> and <a href="creating_xy_plot.htm">Creating XY plots</a>).
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