bounds
The bounds module generates lines and/or surfaces that indicate the bounding box of a 3D structured field. This is useful when you need to see the shape of an object and the structure of its mesh. This module is similar to external edges (set to edge angle = 60), except bounds allows for placing faces on the bounds of a model.
Bounds has one input port. Data passed to the port must contain any type of structured mesh (a grid definable with IJK resolution and no separable layers). Node Data can be present, but is only used if you switch on Data.
Ports
| Direction | Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | Input Field | Field | The main input field. |
| Output | Output Field | Field | The field with selected output. |
| Output | Output Object | Renderable | A renderable object displaying the selected output. |
Properties
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hull | Boolean | The Hull, when on, draws a wireframe around the perimeter extents of the mesh. |
| Edges | Boolean | Edges, when on, causes the I Min/I Max, J Min/J Max, K Min/K Max controls to produce a wireframe representation of the mesh grid at that plane. |
| Faces | Boolean | Faces, when on, causes the I Min/I Max, J Min/J Max, K Min/K Max controls to produce a solid face representing the location of that plane extent. |
| I Min | Boolean | I Min, when on, displays the grid (Edges turned on) or plane (Faces turned on) on the minimum extent of the I facing plane. |
| I Max | Boolean | I Max, when on, displays the grid (Edges turned on) or plane (Faces turned on) on the maximum extent of the I facing plane. |
| J Min | Boolean | J Min, when on, displays the grid (Edges turned on) or plane (Faces turned on) on the minimum extent of the J facing plane. |
| J Max | Boolean | J Max, when on, displays the grid (Edges turned on) or plane (Faces turned on) on the maximum extent of the J facing plane. |
| K Min | Boolean | K Min, when on, displays the grid (Edges turned on) or plane (Faces turned on) on the minimum extent of the K facing plane. |
| K Max | Boolean | K Max, when on, displays the grid (Edges turned on) or plane (Faces turned on) on the maximum extent of the K facing plane. |
| Data | Boolean | Data, when on, makes bounds copy the selected component’s nodal data values at node points along the output mesh to the output field. Because the data is present, the bounds lines can be colored by the interpolated data values of the selected nodal data component. |
| Nodal Data Component | Choice | If Data has been turned on the Nodal Data Component will allow the user to select the data component to color by. |
| Object Color | Color | If Data has not been turned on the Object Color allows the user to set the color of the output. |