ski - Skirt generation

Name

ski — Skirt generation

Syntax

Description

Make a skirt, either as a connection between two datasets or to a level given by a value. The datasets must be a grid or polygrid. (Polygrid is generated from grid by mak p).

Arguments

workspacename

Make skirt between dataset in active and the dataset in workspace workspacename.

value

Make skirt between dataset and the level at value (in z-direction).

dis | map

Display the ribbons in display or map mode.

app

Append the structure to the skirt.

Examples

Ex.1: Skirt display

# Skirts between layers enhance the graphical expression.
z                  ;# erase display
ret 10             ;# return start window
mak ran 22         ;# make random points
grp 70 70          ;# make grid
ssc                ;# self scale
mak p              ;# transform to polydata
mhi lay1           ;# save in hi
add 30             ;# add 30 units
mhi lay4           ;# save in hi
ski lay1           ;# mak the skirt between 1 and 4
mlo lay1 app       ;# append 1
mlo lay4 app       ;# append 4
acm n 11           ;# map all polydata
bol tub            ;# draw border line

The above example produces this image.

Skirt between two surfaces

See also

mak p, lix - Linear extrusion