33.19.12 Sweep Surface Dialog Box

The Sweep Surface dialog box controls the display and animation of mesh, contour, and vector plots generated on a sweep surface. See Section  29.1.5 for details about the items below.

Controls

Sweep Axis   specifies the ( X, Y, Z) vector representing the axis along which the surface should be swept.

Display Type   specifies the type of display to be swept through the domain ( Mesh, Contours, or Vectors).

Properties...   opens the Contours dialog box if Contours is the selected Display Type, or the Vectors dialog box if Vectors is the selected Display Type. (This button is not available if Mesh is the selected Display Type.)

Animation   contains controls for animating the sweep-surface display.

Initial Value, Final Value   specify the initial and final positions for the animation.

Frames   specifies the number of frames in the animation.

Min Value, Max Value   show the minimum and maximum extents of the domain along the specified Sweep Axis. These values are updated when you click Compute.

Value   shows the current position at which the requested display is plotted. You can change the value by moving the slide bar below it, or by entering a new value and pressing the <RETURN> key.

Create...   opens the Create Surface dialog box, where you can create a surface from the currently-displayed sweep surface.

Animate   animates the display, sweeping the requested display through the domain along the specified axis.

Compute   updates the Min Value and Max Value to reflect the minimum and maximum extents of the domain along the specified Sweep Axis.