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Question:

I want to know how many individual cells are in my cell map. How can I determine this without manually counting?

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Applies to:

  • Cell Maps
  • Unit Cells

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Answer:

While there isn’t currently a built-in cell counter, this method is a simple workaround to determining the number of cells in a cell map.
  1. Starting with any cell map, add a Periodic Latticeblock and a Graph Unit Cell block to your workflow.
A cylindrical cell map generated from a base cylinder
  1. Set the Unit cell type to “Column” and put both blocks into the Periodic Latticeblock inputs. The thickness parameter is irrelevant for determining the count.
A periodic lattice generated using a graph unit cell and the cylindrical cell map
  1. Locate the Beams chip using the Periodic Lattice block’s properties panel. The amount of beams in the lattice is the number of cells in your cell map.
Viewing the properties panel of the periodic lattice to determine the number of cells in the cell map.

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Keywords:

lattice map question cell unit amount cells count number cell map quantity