Graph3D

DESCRIPTION

Graph3D generates a 3D histogram of blocks, cylinders, or cones, from the data lattice on its input port. The height of the display may be scaled by a height factor; the ground area of the histogram components may be scaled by a surface scale factor. The maximum size of the ground area is such that components touch. Components are centred on the coordinates of the input lattice.

Optionally, the components are colored according to row, column, or height of the data values using the attached color map to set the color coding.

INPUTS

Port: Data In
Type: Lattice
Constraints: 2-D.
1-vector.
uniform.

Input data from which the 3D histogram is to be constructed.

Port: ColorMap
Type: Lattice
Optional: This port is optional
Constraints: 1-D.
4-vector.
float.

Color map which may be used for the color coding.

For maximum effect the range of the color map should be equal to the range of values in the input data lattice when the histogram is colored according to magnitude, and 0.0 to 1.0 otherwise.

WIDGETS

Port: Graph Type
Type: Option Menu
Menu Item: Blocks
Menu Item: Cylinders
Menu Item: Cones

The shape of the histogram components may be specified as blocks, cylinders, or cones.

Port: Color By What
Type: Option Menu
Menu Item: 1st direction
Menu Item: 2nd direction
Menu Item: magnitude

If a color map is attached, color coding may be according to the position of the components (row, or column), or according to their data value.

Port: Height Scale
Type: Dial

The height of the histogram may be scaled using the height scale factor. The default height scale factor is 1.0.

Port: Surface Scale
Type: Dial

The ground area of the histogram components may be specified using the surface scale factor. By default the size is 80 percent of the smallest distance between nodes (scale factor = 0.8).

If an attempt is made to increase the size to more than the smallest distance between nodes (scale factor > 1.0), then the scale factor is clamped to 1.0, and the widget setting is changed accordingly.

Likewise, the size factor may not be reduced below the value of 0.01.

OUTPUTS

Port: Graph
Type: Geometry

Geometry containing the histogram.

PROBLEMS

None.

SEE ALSO


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