Introduction
This application tries to visualize data that is more than 2 dimensional. It is composed of more than a single vector in this case. Such as stress and strain.
The application will also provide the user with the ability to convert Nrrd data into the .vtk format via a small utility.
A tensor is a mathematical representation of physical properties such as density, force, stress etc..
In the case of density, we use a scalar or in other words a tensor of order 0. In the case of force, we use a vector or a tensor of order 1. The order here represents the array indices that are required to store the physical property.
This visualization works on data that is of order 2 or data that is associated with stress and strain.
Stress and Strain are represented as a set of three Eigen vectors which are orthogonal to each other.
Eg:
m1 m2 m3
m4 m5 m6
m7 m8 m9
represents a tensor described by three components.
Features
The application provides the user the ability to view nrrd datasets by converting them or to view synthetically generated tensor data in the application and see how its visualization changes with alteration of various parameters of the tensor.
Download
The application was developed in Vtk and c#. It requires the .Net runtime to execute the sample datasets. You can download the application here.
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