sv3d Practice Exercises

Thank you for participating in the sv3d user study!

 

Please practice these exercises by using the sample sv3d application.

  1. Open a new sv3d project.

  2. Zoom into a particular area of the visualization.

  3. Pan.

  4. Rotate.

  5. Apply color mapping.

  6. Apply height mapping.

  7. Drill down to a specific polycylinder's data.

  8. Close the project.

 

Detailed sample exercise steps:

  1. Open a new sv3d project:

Double-click on sv3d.exe.  From the menu bar, choose File > Open project.  Navigate to EntryPoint.xpj, which is a file in the sample sv3d application.  Open this file in sv3d. 

No errors should be reported.  The status bar on the sv3d briefly displays the message "Project is open".

  1. Zoom into a particular area of the visualization:

From the menu bar, choose Tools > 3D view.  The visualization window opens, showing a small rendered image.  Zoom in by choosing Camera > Zoom (or pressing and holding the Z key on your keyboard) and dragging your mouse down and to the right.

  1. Pan:

Pan in any direction by choosing Camera > Pan (or pressing and holding the P key on your keyboard), clicking on an area of the visualization, and dragging your mouse in any direction.

  1. Rotate:

Rotate the image by turning on the track ball, clicking on a part of the track ball, and moving your mouse.  To do this, choose Manipulator > Track Ball (or click once on any polycylinder).  The track ball appears and surrounds the container.  Click and drag to rotate. 

The track ball can be toggled on and off.  To shut off the track ball, click outside the track ball, or choose Manipulator > Disable Manipulator.

  1. Apply color mapping:

Choose Tools > Control Panel.  From the control panel, click GeneToFunction (in the Attributes window), then click color (in the Visual Mapping window).  Once both those entities are highlighted, click the Apply Mapping button.  The mapping is updated in the visualization.

  1. Apply height mapping:

From the control panel, click GeneToFunctionH (in the Attributes window), then click color (in the Visual Mapping window).  Once both those entities are highlighted, click the Apply Mapping button.  The mapping is updated in the visualization.  Rotate the container to examine the three dimensional rendering from several different angles.

  1. Drill down to a specific polycylinder's data:

Ensure that the track ball is disabled by choosing Manipulator > Disable Manipulator.  Click on a single polycylinder in the visualization (you may need to zoom in to do this).  The data associated with that polycylinder appears in the bottom window of the control panel.

  1. Close the project:

Click Render > Save as script to save the current mapping, if desired.  Close the project by choosing File > Quit.