The orthoslice module is similar to the slice module, except limited to only displaying slice positions north-south (vertical), east-west (vertical) and horizontal. It subsets a structured field by extracting one slice plane and can only be orthogonal to the X, Y, or Z axis. Although less flexible in terms of capability, orthoslice is computationally more efficient.
Ports
Direction
Name
Type
Description
Input
Input Field
Field
The main field for input.
Output
Output Field
Field
The sliced field.
Output
Output Object
Renderable
A renderable object displaying the sliced field.
Properties
Property
Type
Description
Axis
Choice: I, J, K
The axis selector chooses which axis (I, J, K) the orthoslice is perpendicular to. The default is I. If the field is 1D or 2D, three values are still displayed. Select the values meaningful for the input data.
Cell Data Selection
Choice: Next Cell, Previous Cell
The Cell Data Selection determines which side of the nodal surface the cell data should be taken from. Since orthoslice slices between layers of cells, the data must be selected from one side or the other.
Plane
Integer
The plane slider selects which plane to extract from the input. This is similar to the position slider in slice but, since the input is a field, the selection is based on the nodal dimensions of the axis of interest. Therefore, the range is 0 to the maximum nodal dimension of the axis.