General Help

Tree Panel

• The tree connects various nodes from data nodes to visualization nodes. First ones represent data read from file. Note they appears in bold font. They are not editable, but can be visualized through the second type of nodes, which can be appended to them. Those last are editable via the bottom parameters panel, movable and removable.
• The tree root represents the mesh itself. It can be a 2D mesh or a 3D mesh.
• Then, children data nodes can represent scalar fields or vector fields.
• Visualization nodes availability depends on mesh and field types. You can set them via the context menu that will pop up while you right-click on a node. You can also remove those nodes in the same way.
• Some short-cuts :
  • Use the "Suppr" key to quickly remove a visualization node.
  • To change the data field viewed through a given visualization node, just drag and drop it on the wanted data node.

Tree Nodes Pop-menu

• 2D mesh root menu :
  • Add Altitude
  • Add Mesh Lines
  • Add Mesh Filled
  • Add Mesh Limit
  • Add Mesh Sides
  • Add Mesh Probe
• 2D scalar field menu
  • Add Mesh Lines
  • Add Mesh Contouring
  • Add Mesh Filled
  • Add Mesh Probe
• 2D vector field menu
  • Add Mesh Vector Field
  • Add Mesh Stream
• 3D mesh root menu :
  • Add Mesh Skeleton
  • Add Cut Plane
  • Add Mesh Skin
  • Add Mesh Level Surface
  • Add Mesh Probe
• 3D scalar field menu :
  • Add Cut Plane
  • Add Mesh Skin
  • Add Mesh Level Surface
  • Add Mesh Probe
• 3D vector field menu :
  • Add Mesh Vector Field
  • Add Mesh Stream
• any visualization node
  • Delete : Remove the selected node
  • Hide/Show : Display or not the selected node in the render area
  • Set [un]pickable : Making a node unpickable prevents it from catching mouse events in the render area. Useful when you want to click a hidden dragger.
  • Help : open its help topic in the help window.

Node Parameters Panel

• This panel displays visualization parameters corresponding to the selected node in the tree panel.
• Whichever node it is, you can always find the following buttons in the right top of the node panel :
  • Set [un]pickable : Making a node unpickable prevents it from catching mouse events in the render area. Useful when you want to click a hidden dragger.
  • Hide/Show : Display or not the selected node in the render area
  • Help : open its help topic in the help window.