Controls to modify density map data manually, and how to use them
To edit a density map, select a part, then choose
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Then, from the toolbar, choose either of the available density map controls.
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Edit density map: Use this to adjust spherical locations within the space occupied by the part and its support
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Projected Density Map Editor: This editor affects a cylindrical volume and adjusts in height as it intersects with the supported surface and the bottom end of the support, be that the platform or another part surface.
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Surface Density Map Editor. Use brush controls to freely specify areas on the part surface that, projected towards the platform, determine where the density map should be changed. For this, the context view provides input controls to specify the size of the brush, the factor to be applied, and the behavior for applying factors multiple times.
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Density map controls
Editing the density map is done by a the control gizmo that can be moved around the build platform.
The three panes show a color-coded cross section of the volumetric map at its current location. Teal color represents zero density change, yellow and red an increase, and blue a decrease in density. Shown here is the editor for spherical changes.
Control overview
Size
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Offers a slider to modify the size of the volume affected by any change.
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Density
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Provides a slider to modify the local density change information. Releasing the slider applies the change immediately, and any affected supports are recalculated.
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Reset
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Resets the local map volume to
no change.
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Reset All
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Resets the entire map to
no change.
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Align on Part
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Click this button once, then once somewhere on a part to position the control's center on the part surface at the chosen location.
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Set Clipping
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Positions the clipping planes at the density map controls.
Note: This only positions the clipping planes but will not switch any visibility or transparency. Use the clipping planes controls to do this as required.
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To move the density map controls
The control can be moved in multiple ways:
- To move the gizmo along one of the cardinal axes, click and hold to grab one of the
directional arrows, then drag the mouse. Release the mouse button once the controls are placed at the desired location.
- To move the control parallel to the display, click and hold to grab the gray
center ball, then drag the mouse. Release the mouse button once the controls are placed at the desired location.
- To place the control's center onto a part's surface, click
Align on Part, then click on the part at the desired location.
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To modify a density map locally
Click and hold
Density, then move the mouse to move the appearing size slider. Release the mouse button once the desired density change is reached to apply the modification.
Tip: The change of the density is cumulative. If the desired density is not reached in one single adjustment, let go and then use the size slider again. If you require finer control of consecutive and possibly overlapping changes, choose the
Surface Density Map Editor instead and use the controls provided in the context view.
Important: To affect any of the supports in the modified area, you will need to modify or generate them accordingly: In the support properties, switch
Use density map to
Yes. You can do this either when editing the actual entity or when setting up the relevant support action in a script.
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To adjust the volume of effect
Changes to the density map are applied over the size visualized by the three teal planes. The actual change is a spherical volumetric hotspot in the center of the three planes.
Click and hold
Size, then move the mouse to move the appearing size slider. Release the mouse button when the desired size is reached.
Tip: The change of the size is cumulative. If the desired size is not reached in one single adjustment, let go and then use the size slider again. If you require finer control over the area and volume to be affected, choose the
Surface Density Map Editor instead and use the controls provided in the context view.
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To reset a density map locally
Place the density controls at the location where you want to reset the map, then click
Reset.
Remember: This resets the density map only at that location, and only over the space of a sphere centered on the controls. This also applies to the surface area specified using the
Surface Density Map Editor.
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To reset the entire density map
Click
Reset All to reset the entire density map for the current part to
no change regardless of the control's current location. If you're using the
Surface Density Map Editor, use the button
Reset whole density to default in the context view.
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