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Displaying a Surface with the Slicer

To display a surface with the IDL Slicer, do the following:

  1. To create a surface in Slicer similar to the one you created previously at the IDL command line, click on the Surface option on the Mode pull-down menu on the Slicer. A Surface Threshold window, a slider, and a number of new buttons should appear.

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  2. Click in the Surface Threshold and slide the determiner line to choose the Display button. A status window reports on the number of vertices and polygons generated and then the iso-surface appears.

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    Figure 8-5: IDL Slicer3 with a Surface

    Figure 8-5: IDL Slicer3 with a Surface

Dismiss the Slicer and Volume Windows

When you are done experimenting with the Slicer, before continuing with other chapters in this book, you should dismiss the Slicer window.

  1. To exit the volume window, enter the following at the Command Line:
    2. WDELETE

     

  2. To exit the IDL Slicer, choose the path File Quit.

  IDL Online Help (March 06, 2007)