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Category
Function
Creates triangle connections for a field of scattered positions.
Syntax
output = Connect(input, method, normal);
Inputs
| Name | Type | Default | Description | 
|---|---|---|---|
| input | field or vector list | none | field with positions to be connected | 
| method | string | "triangulation" | connection method to be used | 
| normal | vector | [0 0 1] | normal to the projection plane | 
Outputs
| Name | Type | Description | 
|---|---|---|
| output | field | connected field | 
Functional Details
The triangle connections created by this module form a surface.
| input | should be (1) a field with a 2- or 3-dimensional component or (2) a list of 2- or 3-dimensional vectors. In the second case, the vectors are interpreted as positions. | 
| method | specifies the method of connection. At present, Delaunay "triangulation" (involving Voronoi tesselation of a plane) is the only method supported. | 
| normal | specifies the plane to which 3-dimensional positions are projected before triangulation is computed. Note that the output positions will be the original 3-dimensional points. | 
Degenerate triangles (i.e., those with colinear vertices) are not included in the output object.
Components
Adds a "connections" component. All components that depend on the "positions" component are unchanged in the output.
Example Visual Program
ConnectingScatteredPoints.net SIMPLE/Connect.net
See Also
[ OpenDX Home at IBM | OpenDX.org ]