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About this Block

What it does: Creates an unbounded Scalar Field defined by a SplitP Triply Periodic Minimal Surface (TPMS). The following equation defines the field: 
1.1*(sin(2*x)*sin(z)*cos(y)+sin(2*y)*sin(x)*cos(z)+sin(2*z)*sin(y)*cos(x))-0.2*(cos(2*x)*cos(2*y)+cos(2*y)*cos(2*z)+cos(2*z)*cos(2*x))-0.4*(cos(2*x) + cos(2*y) +cos(2*z))= 0
The Cell size input specifies the size of the period for a single repetition in x, y, and z. The amplitude of the distance field scales from -1 to 1 through one period of the pattern. Common uses: Scalar Field input for a Ramp block. Tips:
  • View the field by using the Field Viewer (hot-key f).
  • The values in the SplitP Field are unitless and do not represent an implicit body. Alternatively, the SplitP Body block creates a similar field with distance units and an approximate distance field.
SplitP Field
Create an unbounded Scalar Field of a dimensionless SplitP periodic pattern, with values ranging from -1 to 1.

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Inputs

NameTypeDescription
Cell sizeScalarSize of a single period of the SplitP function. Amplitude is normalized between -1 and +1.

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Outputs

Type
Scalar Field