Cylinder

The observation cylinder may be defined as a closed cylinder (circular section) or only a cylindrical sector (arc section). The following parameters are required:

  • Name to define the name of this type of observation points. The name must be different of the already defined ones.
  • Base Center coordinates where the base of the cylinder will be placed (in the XY plane).
  • Radius radius of the cylinder
  • Height Coordinates to define the hight sampling rate of the cylinder.
    • Number of points define the number of samples to be generated along the height of the cylinder (in the Z axis).
    • Height defines the total height of the cylinder.
  • Angle Coordinates to define the circular sampling rate of the cylinder.
    • Number of points define the number of samples to be generated along the transversal section of the cylinder (in the XY plane).
    • Initial angle angle where the first circular sample is generated in the transversal section, in degrees.
    • Final angle angle where the last circular sample is generated in the transversal section, in degrees.


Figure 1. New Cylinder parameters

Click on the "OK" button to insert the observation points from the cylinder, or abort the insertion by clicking on the "Cancel" button.