The visualization can be switched from the conventional 2D view in radial and axial coordinates to the full 3D representation provided the local 3D model exists. In the 3D representation two options are available: 3D and 3D extended. Using 3D option the field distribution in two types of cross-sections can be viewed. Another option of the 3D extended view allows the 3D representation of the 2D axisymmetric geometry combined with specified cross-sections inside of the local 3D domain.
In the 3D extended view the surfaces and cross-sections of regions filled with opaque materials are visible. It means that the view is controlled by the optical properties of the materials in the model.
Each material is indicated by a different color. Additional the surface rendering is done in dependence of the angle between the view direction and the normal vector of the considered surface fragment.
The regions with semitransparent materials such as Boric Oxide are visualizated only by the edge lines of the region boundary in the 3D extended representation.
Figure 5. 3D visualization dialog window for controlling of the visualization parameters in the 2D, 3D and 3D extended view
The parameters of the dialog window controlling the 3D view are listed in the following table.
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show 2D | A normal view of the 2D geometry that fully coincides with the view of the older CrysMAS version. |
show 3D | This option works only if the local 3D model is generated. Here the definite cross-sections of the local 3D domain are visualizated. The numerical mesh, isolines, color filled plots and vector plots can be indicated in arbitrary horizontal and azimuthal cross-sections of the cylindrical geometry. No drawing or material distribution is available under 3D option, because they are defined in 2D. |
show 3D extended | This option works only if the local 3D model is generated. the 3D extended option combines the cross-sections in the local 3D domain with the 3D representation of the global 2D cylindrical geometry. Instead of the single horizontal or single azimuthal cross-sections with 3D options two different azimuthal cross-sections and one horizontal cross-sections are indicated simultaneously here. Additionally the 2D axisymmetric surfaces are expanded in azimuthal direction and will be drawn together with the 3D cross-sections. As result a complex scene gives a more realistic and intuitive expression of the computed results. Only isolines and color filled plots are available in the 3D extended option. |
axial plane [m] | This option works only if the local 3D model is generated. The checkbox of the cross-section in the axial plane can be activated for the show 3D and show 3D extended options of this dialog. It selects the normal view of the horizontal (axial) cross-section of the local 3D domain in case the show 3D visualization option is selected. The outer boundary of such cross-section is a circle. In case of the show 3D extended visualization option the dialog field together with the slider prescribe the axial position of the axial cross-section in the extended 3D view. The axial cross-section will be indicated only if visualization of the isolines or of the color filled plot is activated in the main CrysMAS window or by means of the Visualization->Show dialog. Otherwise only two azimuthal cross-sections are indicated in the extended 3D view. The axial coordinate of the cross-section can be entered directly into the dialog field and then confirmed by Apply button. Alternatively the position of the cross-section can be selected by interactive pushing of the slider on the right of the dialog field. The view in the main CrysMAS window is updated after the slider is released. The movement limits of the slider are automatically adjusted to the total axial size of the 3D domain. The leftmost position of the slider corresponds to the minimum available axial coordinate in the 3D domain and the rightmost point to the maximum one. |
azimuthal plane [Deg] | This option works only if the local 3D model is generated. The activation checkbox of the cross-section in the azimuthal plane works only for the show 3D option of this dialog. It selects the normal view of the vertical (azimuthal) cross-section of the local 3D domain. The outer boundary of such cross-section coincides with the outer boundary of the 2D domain within the 3D domain. The azimuthal angle of the cross-section can be entered directly into the dialog field and then confirmed by Apply button. Alternatively the azimuthal position of the cross-section can be selected by interactive pushing of the slider on the right of the dialog field. The movement limits of the slider are from 0 until 180 degrees. |
view angle [Deg] | This option works only if the local 3D model is generated and the 3D extended option of the visualization is selected. The view angle in degrees is defined between the cylindrical symmetry axis and the view direction. The zero angle corresponds to the top view and 90 degrees is the view in perpendicular direction to the symmetry axis.
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left cut plane [Deg] | This option works only if the local 3D model is generated and the 3D extended option of the visualization is selected. The left cut plane is defined by the azimuthal angle of the first cross-section. The inner part of the considered geometry is cut of in form of the sector limited by two azimuthal planes. The left azimuthal plane corresponds to the first cross-section in the 3D domain and the right azimuthal plane to the second one. The angle of the left cut plane is defined between the normal view direction (view angle = 90 degrees) and the cut plane. The angle of the cut sector is equal to the sum of the left and of the right cut planes. The azimuthal angle of the left cut plane can be entered in the same way as e. g. the azimuthal angle of the single azimuthal plane in 3D, see GUI item azimuthal plane [Deg] for details. |
right cut plane [Deg] | This option works only if the local 3D model is generated and the 3D extended option of the visualization is selected. It defines together with the left cut plane the azimuthal size of the cut sector in the global geometry. The direction of the azimuthal angle here is an opposite to this of the left cut plane. For more details see left cut plane [Deg]
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scale in plane | This option works only if the local 3D model is generated and the show 3D option of this dialog is selected. The checked checkbox causes the computation of the field scale within the selected cross-section. The minimum and maximum values of the field inside of the cross-section are searched. This option is activated as default. If the option is deactivated, the total minimum and maximum values within the whole 3D domain are used for scaling of the isolines and color filled plots. In case of the 3D extended visualization the in-plane scaling is applied always independently for each of three drawn cross-sections. |