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Scalar, Scalar, Scalar, Scalar, Scalar, Continuity Enum

Scalar Field, Scalar Field, Scalar Field, Scalar Field, Scalar Field, Continuity Enum

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About this Block

The Ramp block allows you to scale values from one range, within the input min and max, to its relative value within an output range. For example, an input value of 5 ramped from an input range of 0 to 10 results in 50 when the output range is 0 to 100. The input value and the ramp output are both halfway between their respective min and max bounds. Ramp Ramp When the input value falls below the Input min or above the Input max, the output value is set to the Output min, or Output max, respectively. This is referred to as a clamped bound. Ramp Ramp The ramp process can be performed on singular scalar values, or entire scalar fields. To change the block’s type, click on the chevron next to the ‘Ramp’ block title, and select from the drop-down menu. When ramping with scalar fields, we’re able to take the qualitative shape of an input field and give it new quantitative values. In the example below, we’ve effectively scaled the distance field from a plane up by a factor of 2. Ramp Ramp Ramping can be used in conjunction with any block that accepts a scalar field input in order to make the effect of that block spatially varying. In the example below, we thicken a cylinder by an amount that changes based on the distance from a plane. Ramp The units of the input value, input min, and input max, must all match. The output min and max must also match each other, but they can have a different set of units from the inputs. This allows you to convert, for example, a stress field in Pa into a field defining a lattice thickness in mm. Ramp The Continuity input dictates how values are interpolated between the min and max ranges. The images below show the difference between the three options. Ramp

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Example File

This file demonstrates several uses of the Ramp block. Download Example: Ramp

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Scalar, Scalar, Scalar, Scalar, Scalar, Continuity Enum

Ramp scalar value in one range to its relative position in another range, with clamped bounds.

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Inputs

NameTypeDescription
ValueScalarValue to ramp.
Input minScalarInput range min value.
Input maxScalarInput range max value.
Output minScalarOutput range min clamp value.
Output maxScalarOutput range max clamp value.
ContinuityContinuity EnumSmoothness of the ramp by continuity order.the higher the order, the smoother the transition.

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Outputs

Type
Scalar

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Scalar Field, Scalar Field, Scalar Field, Scalar Field, Scalar Field, Continuity Enum

Ramp values of a field in one range to its relative positions in another range, with clamped bounds.

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Inputs

NameTypeDescription
Scalar fieldScalar FieldField to ramp.
In minScalar FieldInput range min value.
In maxScalar FieldInput range max value.
Out minScalar FieldOutput range min clamp value.
Out maxScalar FieldOutput range max clamp value.
ContinuityContinuity EnumSmoothness of the ramp by continuity order.the higher the order, the smoother the transition.

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Outputs

Type
Scalar Field