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Lines,Particles,Ribbons,Streams,Tubes,andCones

3-D Visualization - 12865 ....

6-26 UsingScalarTechniqueswithVectorData

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6-27 SpecifyingStartingPointsforStreamPlots

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6-27 AccessingSubregionsofVolumeData

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6-30Example—StreamLinePlotsofVectorData

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6-32 WindMappingData

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6-32 1.DeterminetheRangeoftheCoordinates

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6-32 2.AddSlicePlanesforVisualContext

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6-32 3.AddContourLinestotheSlicePlanes

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6-33 4.DefinetheStartingPointsfortheStreamLines

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6-33 5.DefinetheView

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6-33Example—DisplayingCurlwithStreamRibbons

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6-35 WhatStreamRibbonsCanShow

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6-35 1.SelectaSubsetofDatatoPlot

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6-35 2.CalculateCurlAngularVelocityandWindSpeed

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6-35 3.CreatetheStreamRibbons

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6-36 4.DefinetheViewandAddLighting

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6-36Example—DisplayingDivergencewithStreamTubes

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6-38 WhatStreamTubesCanShow

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6-38 1.LoadDataandCalculateRequiredValues

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6-38 2.DrawtheSlicePlanes

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6-39 3.AddContourLinestoSlicePlanes

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6-39 4.CreatetheStreamTubes

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6-39 5.DefinetheView

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6-40Example—CreatingStreamParticleAnimations

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6-42 WhatParticleAnimationsCanShow

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6-42 1.SpecifytheStartingPointsoftheDataRangetoPlot

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6-42 2.CreateStreamLinestoIndicatetheParticlePaths

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6-42 3.DefinetheView

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6-43 4.CalculatetheStreamParticleVertices

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6-43Example—VectorFieldDisplayedwithConePlots

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6-45 WhatConePlotsCanShow

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6-45 1.CreateanIsosurface

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6-45 2.AddIsocapstotheIsosurface

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6-46 3.CreateFirstSetofCones

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6-46 4.CreateSecondSetofCones

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