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DataPlot-Operator  Example 

This operator reads in a 3D-dataset in gnuplot-format
and converts into a 3D-object which may be rendered
in conjunction with the ColorCube-Operator and using
phong-shading.

Parameters

Name        Possible Values/Unit            Description

Ouput       STREAM, TEMP1, ..., TEMP8,      output buffer
            TEMP3D1, ..., TEMP3D4
File        string                          filename
xQuant,     integer                         quantization-values
yQuant
xScale,     float                           scale-values
yScale,
zScale
Red,        0...255                         object-color
Green,
Blue
Grid        ON, OFF                         draw an additional grid
GRed,       0...255                         grid-color
GGreen,
GGBlue

The quantization-values are a nice feature if your dataset
has an extreme high resolution  but you want to plot it
with a visible grid. So after loading the dataset is
reduced to a resolution of xQuant*yQuant. To disable this
feature just enter very high quantization values like 1000.

The scale-values are sometimes necessary to solve the problem of
very different axis-scales (e.g. "mm" and "s" as shown in the example-picture).

Because this operator supports the  PowerPlugs! -concept further
settings can be adjusted from within the global  Render-Settings -Window.

Important Note: This PlugIn uses a coordinate-system which is much more
                "handy" than Wildfire's standard coordinate-system
                to create function-plots:

                         y^                  z^
                         | /z                | /y
                         |/                  |/
                          ---> x              ---> x

                        "standard"           DataPlot

                Because this coordinate system is only used while creating
                the objects all view-settings work as usual.