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106 <h1 class="whs1">Cut
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107 Lines presentation</h1>
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109 <p class="whs2"><span
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110 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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111 presentation which displays colored cells with applied scalar values on
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112 the mesh where lines are placed. </p>
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114 <p class="whs2">The
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115 procedure of construction of <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut Lines
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116 </B></span>presentation reuses the algorithm of creation <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut
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117 Planes</B></span> presentation and consists of two steps:</p>
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121 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
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122 class=kadov-p><p class="whs5"> From
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123 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut Planes</B></span> presentation one plane
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124 is taken and it is used as base plane for construction of cut lines. </p></li>
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126 <li style="/*begin!kadov{{*/ font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; /*}}end!kadov*/ "
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127 class=kadov-p><p class="whs5">This plane is cut by
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128 a regular array of planes. The result of this operation is a regular array
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129 of lines in space, belonging
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130 to the same plane and having the same orientation. They are located inside
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131 or on the mesh. </p></li>
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134 <p class="whs2"> </p>
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137 style="color: #000000;"><span class=expandtext
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138 style="color: #000000;"><font color=black >To create a
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139 Cut Lines presentation:</font></span></p>
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141 <p class="whs6"> </p>
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143 <p class="whs7">- Right-click on one of the time stamps of
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144 the field in the Object browser and from the pop-up menu choose <span
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145 style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut Lines, </B></span>or</p>
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147 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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149 <p class="whs7">- Click on one of the time stamps of the field
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150 in the Object browser and select from the main menu <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Visualization
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151 > 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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152 <B></B></span>in the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Visualization Toolbar.</B></span></p>
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154 <p class="whs7"> </p>
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156 <p class="whs7"><span class=expandtext
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157 style="color: #000000;"><font color=black ><img src="../pics/cutlines.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="340px" height="543px" border="0" class="img_whs9"></font></span></p>
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159 <p class="whs10"> </p>
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161 <ul type="disc" class="whs11">
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163 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs12"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plane
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164 of lines: </B></span>this tab of the dialog box contains the parameters of
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165 the base plane, on which the cut lines will be located.</p></li>
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168 <p class="whs13"> </p>
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170 <ul type="disc" class="whs11">
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172 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs12"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Orientation
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173 </B></span>check boxes allow to set the orientation of cut planes in 3D space.
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174 You should select two of three axis (XY, YZ, or ZX) in which your planes
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175 will be located in 3D space</p></li>
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177 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs12"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Rotations
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178 </B></span>of the planes in 3d space around the axes of the selected orientation.
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179 (The angle of rotation is set in degrees.) </p></li>
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181 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs12"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Base
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182 plane position: </B></span>position of the base plane. This value can be set
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183 by default or entered manually. </p></li>
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185 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs12"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Displacement
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186 </B></span>of the plane. This parameter defines position of the base plane
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187 in 3d space.</p></li>
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189 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs12"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Show
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190 preview </B></span>check box allows to edit the parameters of the presentation
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191 and simultaneously observe the preview of this presentation in the viewer.</p></li>
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193 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs12"><a name=Table></a>
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194 <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Generate Data Table: </B></span>If this check
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195 box is marked, Visu will automatically generate a data table on the basis
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196 of your Cut Lines presentation. This table will be created in the structure
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197 of the study. <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B> </B></span></p></li>
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199 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs12"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Generate
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200 Curves: </B></span>If this check box is marked, Visu will automatically generate
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201 curve lines on the basis of values taken from the generated data table.
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202 These curves will be created in the structure of the study and can be
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203 visualized in a XY plot. </p></li>
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206 <p class="whs10">See more about table presentations and curve
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207 lines <a href="about_tables.htm">here.</a></p>
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209 <p class="whs13"><span
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210 style="font-weight: bold;"><B> </B></span></p>
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212 <ul type="disc" class="whs11">
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214 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs14"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut
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215 Planes: </B></span>this tab of the dialog box contains the parameters of cut
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216 planes, which will be used for construction of the cut lines.</p></li>
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219 <p class="whs14"> </p>
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221 <ul type="disc" class="whs11">
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223 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs15"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Scalar
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224 Bar </B></span>tab allows to define the parameters of the scalar bar displayed
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225 along with this presentation (<a href="scalar_map_presentation.htm#Scalar Bar">see
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226 also</a>).</p></li>
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229 <p class="whs14"> </p>
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231 <p class="whs16"> </p>
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233 <p class="whs16">After
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234 you have finished with setting these parameters, click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK.
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235 </B></span>Your presentation with scalar bar will be immediately displayed
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236 in the viewer: </p>
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238 <p class="whs16"> </p>
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240 <p class="whs10"> <img src="../pics/cutlinesprsnt.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="574px" height="411px" border="0" class="img_whs17"></p>
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242 <p class="whs16"> </p>
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244 <p class="whs18"><img src="../tip1.gif" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="35px" height="37px" border="0" class="img_whs19"> From <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Cut Lines</B></span> presentation
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245 you can create a <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>data table. </B></span>This
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246 table will consist of the field scalar values located on each cut line
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247 of the constructed presentation (<a href="../creating_tables.htm">see
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248 also: Creating tables from Cut Lines presentations</a>). After that your
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249 data table can be used for construction of a 2d plot of curves based on
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250 the scalar values from the table (see also: <a href="creating_curves.htm">Creating
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251 curves</a> and <a href="creating_xy_plot.htm">Creating XY plots</a>).
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