The shrink cells module produces a mesh containing disjoint cells which can be optionally shrunk relative to their geometric centers. It creates duplicate nodes for all cells that share the same node, making them disjoint. If the Shrink Cells toggle is set, the module computes new coordinates for the nodes based on the specified scale factor (which specifies the scale relative to the geometric centers of each cell). The scale factor can vary from 0 to 100 percent, with 100 percent producing non-shrunk cells and 0 producing completely collapsed cells (points). This module is useful for separate viewing of cells comprising a mesh.
Ports
Direction
Name
Type
Description
Input
Input Field
Field
A field to shrink or disjoint.
Output
Output Field
Field
A field containing the shrunk and/or disjointed field.
Output
Output Object
Renderable
A renderable object displaying the shrunk and/or disjointed field.
Properties
Property
Type
Description
Allow Run
Boolean
This toggle can prevent the module from running. Allowing the user to make changes to large data sets without waiting for updates.
Execute
Button
If Allow Run is turned off the Execute button will force the module to run once with the current settings.
Shrink Cells
Boolean
The shrink toggle, if off, results in an output mesh which contains disjoint cells with the same coordinates as the input mesh. If set on, the module computes new coordinates for the nodes based on the shrink factor that specifies the scale relative to the geometric centers of each cell.
Scale Factor
Double
The Scale Factor slider is used to adjust the sizes of the cells. The scale factor value specifies the scale relative to the geometric centers of each cell.