User Macro Document - BoundsLite

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This flag indicates if the bounding box is visible or not. </td> <td width="100"><i>Toggle</i></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="4"><hr></td> </tr> </table> <h4>Output Ports</h4> <table class="parameters" summary="Output Ports used by BoundsLite"> <tr> <td width="100"><b>Name</b></td> <td width="200"><b>Type</b></td> <td width="425"><b>Description</b></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><hr></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100"><i>out field</i></td> <td width="200">Mesh</td> <td width="425">bounding box of the 3D data volume</td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100"><i>out obj</i></td> <td width="200">DefaultObject</td> <td width="425">Directly renderable object of the 3D output</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="3"><hr></td> </tr> </table> <h3>Description</h3> <p> The BoundsLite module computes a cuboidal bounding box of a 3D nonuniform field from its minimal and maximal x, y and z coordinates. </p><p> It is the lite version of the module bounds which computes a bounding box for a uniform field which can have more complex shapes. </p><p> The following figures show the different bounding boxes of the field "bluntfin.fld" computed by the module bounds and by the module BoundsLite. </p><p> <center> <img src="source/mappers/boundslt/bounds.png" alt="Bounding box of the bluntfin file generated by the AVS/Express bounds module"> <p> Bounding box of the bluntfin file generated by the AVS/Express bounds module </p> <img src="source/mappers/boundslt/boundslt.png" alt="Bounding box of the bluntfin file generated by the BoundsLite module"> <p> Bounding box of the bluntfin file generated by the BoundsLite module </p> </center> </p> <h3>Parameters</h3> <p> <h4>Inputs</h4> <p><b><i>in field</i></b></p> <p>Mesh that contains the 3D mesh for which the bounding box is computed</p> <h4>Parameters</h4> <p><b><i>hull</i></b></p> <p>This toggle indicates wether the bounding box is visible or not</p> <p><b><i>out field</i></b></p> <p>This Mesh contains the 3D bounding box.</p> <p><b><i>out obj</i></b></p> <p>This DataObject is a directly renderable object of the 3D bounding box.</p> <h3>Example</h3> <p> The example applications shows the usage of BoundsLite. The example uses 1 BoundsLite module to create the bounding box of a field read by a Read Field module. </p> <h3>Files</h3> <p><i>iac_proj/boundslt/boundslt.v</i> </p><p>Creates the IAC_PROJ.BoundsLite library.</p> <p><i>iac_proj/boundslt/bltmac.v</i> </p><p>Creates the BoundsLiteMacs library containing the high-level macros BoundsLiteFunc, ProjectNodeDataUI, BoundsLite and the parameter group BoundsLiteParams.</p> <p><i>iac_proj/boundslt/bltapp.v</i> </p><p>Creates the BoundsLiteApps library containing the examle applications BoundsLite2DEg and BoundsLiteEg.</p> <h3>Authors</h3> <p> <pre> Tobias Schiebeck Manchester Visualization Centre Simone Herrmann Manchester Visualization Centre </pre> </p> <h3>Contact</h3> <p> <pre> International AVS Centre Manchester Visualization Centre Kilburn Building University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester United Kingdom M13 9PL </pre> </p>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr height="100%"> <td class="sideLink" width="25%" align="left" valign="top" nowrap="nowrap"> <p><a href="../../../../general/index.shtml" target="_top">General Information</a></p> <p><a href="../../../../repository/index.shtml" target="_top">Repositories</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../new/index.shtml" target="_top">  New Releases</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../download/index.shtml" target="_top">  Download</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../submit/index.shtml" target="_top">  Submit</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../pfiles/index.shtml" target="_top">  Project Files</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../avs5/index.shtml" target="_top">  AVS5</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../express/index.shtml" target="_top">  AVS/Express</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../atoz.shtml" target="_top">    A to Z</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../number.shtml" target="_top">    Project #</a></p> <p></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../data_io.shtml" target="_top">    Data IO</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../filters.shtml" target="_top">    Filters</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../mappers.shtml" target="_top">    Mappers</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../misc.shtml" target="_top">    Miscellaneous</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel3"><a href="../../special.shtml" target="_top">    Special Projects</a></p> <p class="sideLinkLevel2"><a href="../../../pog/index.shtml" target="_top">  Project Guidelines</a></p> <p><a href="../../../../usergroup/index.shtml" target="_top">User Group</a></p> <p><a href="../../../../training/index.shtml" target="_top">Training Materials</a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="c6c6e0"> <tr> <td><img src="../../../../img/foot1.gif" alt="IAC" width="155" height="25"></td> <td width="100%"> Last Updated:  26th November 2002 </td> </tr> </table>