DREAM.3D v6 User Manual
Quick Surface Mesh

Group (Subgroup)

Surface Meshing (Generation)

Description

This Filter generates a Triangle Geometry from an Image Geometry that represents a surface mesh of the present Features. The algorithm proceeds by creating a pair of Triangles for each face of the Cell where the neighboring Cell have a different Feature Id value. The meshing operation is extremely quick but can result in a surface mesh that is very "stair stepped". The user is encouraged to use a smoothing operation to reduce this "blockiness".

For more information on surface meshing, visit the tutorial.


QuickSurfaceMeshOutput.png
Example Quick Mesh Output

Parameters

Name Type Description
Transfer Phase Id bool Whether to transfer the Ensemble Ids from the Image Geometry into the new Triangle Geometry

Required Geometry

Image

Required Objects

Kind Default Name Type Component Dimensions Description
Cell Attribute Array FeatureIds int32_t (1) Specifies to which Feature each Cell belongs
Cell Attribute Array Phases int32_t (1) Specifies to which Ensemble each Cell belongs. Only needed if Transfer Phase Id is checked

Created Objects

Kind Default Name Type Component Dimensions Description
Data Container TriangleDataContainer N/A N/A Created Data Container name with a Triangle Geometry
Attribute Matrix VertexData Vertex N/A Created Vertex Attribute Matrix name
Vertex Attribute Array NodeTypes int8_t (1) Specifies the type of node in the Geometry
Attribute Matrix FaceData Face N/A Created Face Attribute Matrix name
Face Attribute Array FaceLabels int32_t (2) Specifies which Features are on either side of each Face
Face Attribute Array Phases int32_t (1) Specifies to which Ensemble each Face belongs. Only needed if Transfer Phase Id is checked

License & Copyright

Please see the description file distributed with this Plugin

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