SH - Summary

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Last updated: 17 Jul, 2015
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This section is the same for all node types and can be enabled/disabled with a click on the "Summary" checkbox.

 

 

Summary

What you can see here is a complete statistics for every particle, vertex, or polygon/face channel at the current frame. You are also able to calculate averages, display minimum and maximum values, and you have an overview of the allocated RAM.

Source (A)

Choose, which node you want to analyse. By default, the selected node is shown, but you can switch to another scene element at any time. When you change nodes your current → filters will be deactivated, but they can be reapplied when you reselect a node with filters.

Spreadsheet (B)

This table contains a summary for every channel of the selected node. You also have information about RAM usage, minimum and maximum values. The cells cannot be edited or changed, but it is possible to add custom channels with the "Add..." button.

Show summary for

There are two modes available:

  • “Particles | Vertices | Faces | Points displayed in the Detail table”. When active the summary will only cover the entries of the “Detail” section.
  • “Total amount of particles | vertices | faces | points”. This option shows the summary of a node's entire amount of particles, vertices, faces, or spline points without any filters or limitations.
Compute averages

When active the “Minimum”, “Maximum” and “Average” rows will be filled. Alternatively, click on an empty cell for computing its average.

Add...

RealFlow's “Graphs” engine can be used to create custom channels, e.g. “Viscosity” for HyFLIP fluids. This extra information can be read out and displayed when you add such a custom channel to the spreadsheet. All you have to enter is the channel's name and its data type, e.g. integer or float.

Remove

Select – if available – a custom channel and remove it from the spreadsheet with a click on this button.

Checkboxes and Buttons (C)

Separate components

Some channels consist of a X, Y, and Z components, e.g. velocity or position, and by default each element is displayed in a separate column. If you want to group the individual components into a single cell – e.g. for better readability – just enable this checkbox. This option affects both the “Detail” and “Summary” sections.

Compute magnitudes

Some channels consist of a X, Y, and Z components, e.g. velocity or position. When active the X, Y, and Z elements are merged into a single value. This option affects both the “Detail” and “Summary” sections.

Highlight in viewport

If you want to mark the filtered particles, vertices, spline points or polygons in the viewport please enable the checkbox. The size and colour of the highlighted elements is controlled with the “Options...” button.

Options...

Here you will find parameters for adjusting size and colour of the filtered and highlighted elements.