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Find C-Axis Locations

Group (Subgroup)

Statistics (Crystallographic)

Description

This Filter determines the direction of the C-axis for each Element by applying the quaternion of the Element to the <001> direction, which is the C-axis for Hexagonal materials. This will tell where the C-axis of the Element sits in the sample reference frame.

Note: This Filter will only work properly for Hexagonal materials. The Filter does not apply any symmetry operators because there is only one c-axis (<001>) in Hexagonal materials and thus all symmetry operators will leave the c-axis in the same position in the sample reference frame. However, in Cubic materials, for example, the {100} family of directions are all equivalent and the <001> direction will change location in the sample reference frame when symmetry operators are applied.

Parameters

None

Required Geometry

Not Applicable

Required Objects

Kind Default Name Type Component Dimensions Description
Element Attribute Array Quats float (4) Specifies the orientation of the Element in quaternion representation

Created Objects

Kind Default Name Type Component Dimensions Description
Element Attribute Array CAxisLocation float (3) Direction of the C-axis for each Element in the sample reference frame

Example Pipelines

Please see the description file distributed with this Plugin

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