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94 <h1>Plot 3D presentation</h1>
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96 <p><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B><img src="i_blue.jpg" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="30px" height="30px" border="0" class="img_whs1">Plot 3D</B></span> is a presentation
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97 of scalar values of meshes lying on a cutting plane. The relief and coloring
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98 of the resulting presentation both correspond to the values applied to
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99 the cells of the mesh.</p>
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104 style="text-align: justify; color: #000000;"><span class=expandtext
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105 style="color: #000000;"><font color=black >To
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106 create a Plot 3D presentation:</font></span></p>
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108 <p class="whs2"> </p>
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110 <p class="whs2">- Right-click on one
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111 of the time stamps of the field in the Object browser and from the pop-up
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112 menu choose <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plot 3D, </B></span>or</p>
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114 <p class="whs2">- Click on one of the
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115 time stamps of the field in the Object browser and select from the main
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116 menu <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Visualization > Plot 3D</B></span>,
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117 or click <img src="image41.gif" width="25px" height="27px" border="0" class="img_whs3"> icon<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <B></B></span>in
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118 the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Visualization Toolbar.</B></span></p>
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122 <p class="whs4"><img src="pics/plot3d.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="348px" height="533px" border="0" class="img_whs5"></p>
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124 <p class="whs4"> </p>
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126 <p class="whs6"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Plot
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127 3D Definition </B></span>tab allows you to set additional parameters of your
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128 Plot 3D presentation:</p>
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130 <p class="whs6"> </p>
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134 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Orientation</B></span>
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135 radio buttons allow to set the orientation of cut plane in 3D space. You
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136 should select two of three axis (XY, YZ, or ZX) in which the plane will
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137 be located in 3D space. If the mesh is 2D this functionality is disable,
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138 as there exist only one plane for a Plot 3D. </p></li>
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140 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Rotations
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141 </B></span>of the planes in 3d space around the axes of the selected orientation.
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142 (The angle of rotation is set in degrees.) </p></li>
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144 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Position</B></span>
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145 - allows to select the position of the plane in the object (ranging from
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146 0 to 1). The value 0.5 corresponds to cutting by halves.</p></li>
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148 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Relative</B></span>
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149 check box allows to increase / decrease the value by decimal steps. </p></li>
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151 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Scale
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152 Factor</B></span> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>-</B></span> visualization
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153 scaling of all vector values applied to the cells of the mesh. </p></li>
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155 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Presentation
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156 type:</B></span> </p></li>
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158 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Surface</B></span>
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159 - Plot 3D will be represented with a smooth surface.</p></li>
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161 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs9"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Contour</B></span>
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162 - Plot 3D will be represented with a set of contours</p></li>
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164 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Number
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165 of contours</B></span> - allows to define the number of contours (active when
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166 Contour presentation type is selected).</p></li>
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168 <li class=kadov-p><p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Preview
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169 cutting plane</B></span> checkbox allows to see the position of the cutting
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170 plate in the Viewer while defining the presentation. </p></li>
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173 <p class="whs6"> </p>
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175 <p class="whs8"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>Scalar Bar
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176 </B></span>tab allows to define the parameters of the scalar bar displayed
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177 with this presentation (<a href="files/scalar_map_presentation.htm#Scalar Bar">see
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180 <p class="whs8"> </p>
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182 <p class="whs8">After you have finished with setting these
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183 parameters, click <span style="font-weight: bold;"><B>OK. </B></span>Your presentation
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185 immediately displayed in the viewer: </p>
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187 <p class="whs8"> </p>
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189 <p class="whs8"><img src="pics/plot3d-example.png" x-maintain-ratio="TRUE" width="206px" height="293px" border="0" class="img_whs10"></p>
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