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Isolate

Category

Realization

Function

"Shrinks" the connection elements of a specified field, creating new positions.

Syntax


output = Isolate(field, scale);

Inputs
Name Type Default Description
field field none field whose connections are to be isolated
scale scalar 0.5 shrinkage factor

Outputs
Name Type Description
output field field of isolated connections

Functional Details

This module moves all positions closer to the center of the connection elements to which they belong, by an amount specified by a scaling parameter (0 <= scale <= 1). Each original position yields as many new positions as there are connection elements that include it. This "shrinkage" makes it possible to view the connection elements of a field (triangles, quads, cubes, or tetrahedra) individually.

Using Isolate followed by ShowBoundary on volumetric data can provide a way to see values throughout a volume.

Components

Creates new positions and connections components. Items belonging to position-dependent components will be duplicated as necessary for the new positions.

Example Visual Program

Isolate.net

See Also

ShowConnections


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