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 #!Rslab Slab #!N #!N Category #!N #!N  #!Lcatiae,dxall756 h Import and Export  #!EL  #!N #!N Function 
#!N #!N Creates a "slab" of data. #!N #!N Syntax #!CForestGreen 
#!N #!N  #!F-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--18*    #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N output #!EF = Slab(  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   input, 
dimension, position, thickness #!EF ); #!EF #!N #!N #!EC #!N #!N 
Inputs #!T,1,91,276,461,646  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--14*    #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N TAB Name TAB Type TAB Default 
TAB Description #!EF #!N TAB input TAB field TAB none TAB 
object to be "slabbed" #!N TAB dimension TAB integer or string 
TAB 0 TAB spatial orientation of the slab #!N TAB position 
TAB integer or integer list TAB all TAB starting position(s) #!N 
TAB thickness TAB integer TAB 0 or 1 TAB thickness of 
slab (in number of #!N TAB - TAB - TAB - 
TAB elements) #!N TAB - TAB - TAB - TAB #!EF 
#!N #!N Outputs #!T,1,161,321,646  #!F-adobe-times-medium-r-normal--14*    #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N TAB Name TAB Type 
TAB Description #!EF #!N TAB output TAB field or field series 
TAB slabbed data #!N TAB - TAB - TAB #!EF #!N 
#!N Functional Details #!N #!N This module creates a multidimensional object 
consisting of a selected subset of input data. #!N #!I0 #!N 
#!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*    #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   data #!EF #!EF #!I50 #!N specifies 
the data field to be slabbed. This field must have regular 
connections. #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*    #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   dimension #!EF #!EF #!I50 #!N 
specifies the dimension in which the slab should be oriented relative 
to the input object (the output slab will have the same 
orientation). The  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   n #!EF dimensions of the object can be 
specified by number (from 0 to  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   n #!EF - 1). 
The first three dimensions can also be specified as  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   x 
#!EF ,  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   y #!EF , and  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   z #!EF , 
respectively. #!N #!N The default for this parameter is dimension 0 
(zero). #!N #!N #!I0 #!N Notes: #!N #!I30 #!N 1. The 
 #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   dimension #!EF number refers to the ordering of positions in 
the "connections" component. Thus,  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   x #!EF corresponds to 0 only 
if the positions have been specified as  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   x #!EF varies 
slowest. #!N #!I30 #!N 2. Slab can also be used on 
deformed grids, in which case the connections do not align with 
any particular axis. #!N #!I30 #!N 3. Transposing the positions (i.e., 
with Transpose) does  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   not #!EF change the order in the 
"connections" component. #!I0 #!N #!N #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*    #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   position 
#!EF #!EF #!I50 #!N specifies the position from which the slab 
is generated. #!N #!N If the specified value is a single 
integer, the module creates a single field, with the slab oriented 
in the specified dimension and containing the number of volume elements 
specified by  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   thickness #!EF (see below). #!N #!N If  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
position #!EF is a list of integers, the module creates a 
series of specified slabs, and the default value of  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   thickness 
#!EF is 1 (one). #!N #!N If this parameter is not 
specified, the output is a series of slabs (  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   thickness 
#!EF = 1) that begin at every grid position along  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   
dimension #!EF . #!N #!I0 #!N  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*    #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   thickness #!EF #!EF 
#!I50 #!N specifies the thickness of the slab (in volume elements). 
A specified value of 0 (the default when  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   position #!EF 
is a single number) will produce a 2-dimensional slice in a 
3-dimensional object. #!I0 #!N #!N #!N #!N #!I0 #!N Notes: #!N 
#!I30 #!N 1. This module performs no interpolation, and only data 
with regular connections can be slabbed. #!N #!I30 #!N 2. If 
the input object is already colored, the colors are passed through 
unaltered. #!N #!I30 #!N 3. If the input object is a 
volume and the requested slab is much thinner than the input 
object, the colors for volume rendering may be dim. #!N #!I30 
#!N 4. If the data are connection dependent, a request for 
a slab of  #!F-adobe-times-bold-r-normal--18*   thickness #!EF = 0 is ill-defined and 
the module returns an error. #!I0 #!N #!N #!N #!N Components 
#!N #!N All input components are propagated to the output. #!N 
#!N Example Visual Programs #!CForestGreen #!N #!N  #!F-adobe-courier-bold-r-normal--18*   #!N Imide_potential.net #!N 
RubberTube.net #!N Streamline.net #!N SIMPLE/Slab.net #!EF #!N #!N #!EC #!N #!N 
See Also #!N #!N  #!Lmaptopl,dxall892 h MapToPlane  #!EL  ,  #!Lselect,dxall936 h Select  #!EL  ,  #!Lslice,dxall950 h Slice  #!EL  #!N #!N 
#!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   Next Topic #!EF #!N #!N  #!Lslice,dxall950 h Slice  #!EL  #!N  #!F-adobe-times-medium-i-normal--18*   #!N 

