Modelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Visualizers.Colors

Library of functions operating on color

Information

This package contains functions to operate on colors. Note, a color is represented as a Real array with 3 elements where the elements are the red, green, blue values of the RGB color model. Every element must be in the range 0..255. The type of a color is Real and not Integer in order that a color can be used with less problems in a model, since in a model an Integer type could only be used in a when-clause. Typical declaration of a color value:

  Real color[3](each min=0, each max=255);

This definition is also available as type Modelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Types.RealColor.

Extends from Modelica.Icons.FunctionsPackage (Icon for packages containing functions).

Package Content

Name	Description
ColorMaps	Library of functions returning color maps
colorMapToSvg	Save a color map on file in svg (scalable vector graphics) format
scalarToColor	Map a scalar to a color using a color map

Modelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Visualizers.Colors.colorMapToSvg

Save a color map on file in svg (scalable vector graphics) format

Information

Syntax

Colors.colorMapToSvg(colorMap);
Colors.colorMapToSvg(colorMap,
                     fileName   = "colorMap.svg",
                     width      =  10,  // [mm]
                     height     = 100,  // [mm]
                     x          =  20,  // [mm]
                     y          =  10,  // [mm]
                     T_min      =   0,
                     T_max      = 100,
                     nScalars   =  11,
                     format     = ".3g",
                     fontSize   =  11,  // [pt]
                     textWidth  =   8,  // [mm]
                     caption    = "",
                     headerType = Colors.colorMapToSvg.Header.svgBeginAndEnd)
                                                           // svgBegin
                                                           // svgEnd
                                                           // svgNoHeader

Description

This function saves the color map "Real colorMap[:,3]" on file "fileName" in svg format. The color map has a width of "width" and a height of "height" and the upper left corner is placed at coordinates "(x,y)". Over the color map, a caption "caption" is placed. On the right side of the color map, a set of scalar field values T is displayed where "T_min" is placed at colorMap[1,:], "T_max" is placed at colorMap[end,:] and "nScalars" values between "T_min" and "T_max" (including T_min and T_max) are shown. The printing format of the numbers is defined with "format", see definition below. With argument "headerType" it is defined whether "svg" begin and end lines are printed. If the "begin" svg tag shall be printed, file "fileName" is deleted, if it already exists. Otherwise, all output is appended to the file "fileName".

A "svg" file can be displayed by a web browser, such as Firefox by dragging the file in the browser window. Alternatively, a svg-file can be loaded in a graphics program, such as the free Inkscape, can be manipulated and can be exported in other graphic formats. The following image was generated with a call to "colorMapToSvg", the generated file was loaded in Inkscape and exported in "png" format:

The "format" argument defines the string formatting according to ANSI-C without "%" and "*" character
(e.g., ".6g", "14.5e", "+6f"). In particular:

format = "[<flags>] [<width>] [.<precision>] <conversion>" with

<flags>	zero, one or more of "-": left adjustment of the converted number "+": number will always be printed with a sign "0": padding to the field width with leading zeros
<width>	Minimum field width. The converted number will be printed in a field at least this wide and wider if necessary. If the converted number has fewer characters it will be padded on the left (or the right depending on <flags>) with blanks or 0 (depending on <flags>).
<precision>	The number of digits to be printed after the decimal point for e, E, or f conversions, or the number of significant digits for g or G conversions.
<conversion>	= "e": Exponential notation using a lower case e = "E": Exponential notation using an upper case E = "f": Fixed point notation = "g": Either "e" or "f" = "G": Same as "g", but with upper case E

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

Inputs

Modelica.Mechanics.MultiBody.Visualizers.Colors.scalarToColor

Map a scalar to a color using a color map

Information

Syntax

//Real T, T_min, T_max, colorMap[:,3];
Colors.scalarToColor(T, T_min, T_max, colorMap);

Description

This function returns an rgb color Real[3] that corresponds to the value of "T". The color is selected from the colorMap by interpolation so that "T_min" corresponds to "colorMap[1,:]" and "T_max" corresponds to "colorMap[end,:]".

See also

Extends from Modelica.Icons.Function (Icon for functions).

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