Changes between Version 44 and Version 45 of Shape/ExternalData

Timestamp:

07/13/15 15:59:46 (9 years ago)

Author:

madams

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Shape/ExternalData

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 === Importing Particles ===
 
-Now we move on to importing our data as a set of points, or ''Particles''. In the ''3D Module'' you will see on the right-hand side that there is a tab for ''Particles''. Click that.
+Now we move on to importing our data as a set of points, or ''Particles''. In the ''3D Module'' you will see on the right-hand side that there is a tab for ''Particles''. 
+
+1. Click the ''Particles'' tab.
 
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 '''Image(s) 17, & 18.''' (Right) The ''Particles'' tab: red boxes indicate that you want to load data for a ''Volume'' rendering. (Left) The dialog filled in for the data set ''test_sphere_7col.dat'' after pressing ''Load'' in the ''Particles'' tab.
 
+2. Click ''Load''. See '''Figure 17'''.
+3. A new dialog will pop up. This will look comparable to how we imported our ASCII file originally in the ''General'' tab. However now we need to do it for particles as well. Note that not everything will be the same. Here just do the following:
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+* Import the file under ''Filename''.
+* Change the ''Format'' string to {{{px,py,pz,vx,vy,vz,n}}}, or whatever format you used originally in the ''General'' tab.
+* Make sure the ''Column Separator'' is correct.
+* Input the same values for the ''Center'' as you did originally. See your excel file for reference if necessary.
+
+4. In the dialog, when completed, press ''OK''.
+
+
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 '''Image 19.''' The data points from the ASCII file are indicated by the red circle in the ''Right'' view. However note that it is present in all of the views.