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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.