Create static glyphs representing the rotation and translation of the time-dependent input droplets.
The following input ports are available:
| Input | Description | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input | Extracted droplet information, such as translation and rotation. | Poly Data | |
| Grid | Grid containing fields representing fluids in a multiphase setting. | Rectilinear Grid |
The input points representing the droplet positions contain the following additional data fields:
| Data field | Description | Data | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Translation | Translation of the droplet. | Vector | Point-based | |
| Rotation | Rotation axis of the droplet. | Vector | Point-based | |
| Radius | Approximate representative radius of the droplet. | Scalar | Point-based |
The grid contains the following data fields:
| Data field | Description | Data | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Droplet IDs | IDs of the extracted droplets. | Scalar | Cell-based |
The following parameters can be set by the user:
| Parameter | Description | Type | Accepted values | Default value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of time steps | Number of time steps for which information is represented. | Integer | >0 | 10 |
| Compute | Switch to allow not to compute information directly. | Boolean | False | |
| Static frame of reference | Use the initial droplet information only. | Boolean | False | |
| Ribbon size | Width scalar for the created ribbons. | Float | >0 | 0.025 |
| Ribbon thickness | Thickness scalar for the created ribbons, relative to droplet size. | Float | >0 | 0.025 |
| Duplicate ribbon | Duplicate ribbons if they are small enough, showing two or four. | Enum | No, Two, Four | No |
| Duplicate translation | Duplicate translation summary to opposite side of the droplet. | Boolean | No | |
| Fix size of rotation axis | Fix size of the rotation axis to the circumsphere. | Boolean | True | |
| Rotation axis scale | Scale rotation axis if size is not fixed. | Float | >0 | 1.0 |
| Show rotation at the origin | Show rotation axes at the original droplet's origin. | Boolean | True |
The output is a multiblock dataset consisting of several blocks:
| Block name | Description | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Droplet tracks | Line strip showing the movement of the centers of mass. | Poly Data | |
| Translation summary | Point on the circumsphere in the direction of the translation. | Poly Data | |
| Translation paths | Line strip beginning on the circumsphere, showing translation. | Poly Data | |
| Rotation axes | Lines representing a rotation axis per time step. | Poly Data | |
| Rotation ribbons | Ribbons from connecting translated rotation axes. | Poly Data | |
| Rotation paths | Bent arrow glyph along the surface of the circumsphere. | Poly Data | |
| Coordinate axes | Ribbons from connecting coordinate system axes (experimental). | Poly Data |
The following data fields are attached to the blocks (see remark for availability):
| Data field | Description | Data | Type | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topology information | Droplet topology information: 0 - unchanged, 1 - breakup, 2 - collision. | Scalar | Cell-based | Available for: Droplet tracks |
| Displacement | Displacement vector indicating total droplet translation. | Vector | Point-based | Available for: Translation summary |
| Time ID | Relative integer time step. | Scalar | Point- or cell-based | Available for: Translation paths, rotation axes, rotation ribbons, rotation paths |
| Time information | Time: [0, 1] on x-axis, [2, 3] on y-axis and [4, 5] on z-axis. | Scalar | Point-based | Available for: Coordinate axes |