Scalar fields
What is a scalar field
- A mapping from every point in 3D to a scalar value
- Example: temperature in each point in a room
- Hard to visualize in 3D as points will cover each others
- Can be partly visualized by slicing
How to map a scalar field to a 3D body
- Define the 3D body as all points in 3D with a scalar value larger or less than a fixed limit
CAD design in 4D by scalar fields
An alternative design method based on working with 4-dimensional bodies that are finally transforming down to 3D
Properties
- Fully organic design that is difficult (impossible?) to achieve by working directly in 3D
- More experience is needed to tell ...
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