Waltz Quick Start Technical Report 23-96
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1. The Linked Attribute popup contains many popups to edit the material type The material type can be relayed back to the abstraction material Continuously after any change or Manually by pressing the Accept button The Group Number Slider or field value being changed to edit the required material Edit ea Move slider or edit field to change the group number Continuous Reret Attributes to defaullt Manual G O Ami J 0 20 OO me Tt 0 G O Spee i T 0 00 Select ON ie Emi 7 j 0 wi 5 attribute Controls Shininess 3 E 0 Transp L A Oo wi Reset Attributes to default Copy Paste Help E Select OFF attribute Controls Use Edit Color Buttons to generate the Color Editor Accept to Manually update the attribute information Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 9 Date 19 December 1996 Page 9 1 9 Controlling the Abstractions This version of waltz supports seven abstractions Each abstraction is in herently linked to any other abstraction However some of the linkage types of higher dimensionality make no sense in the lower dimension abstractions and therefore are not linked For example the two dimensional slice abstrac tion ignores the linkage information of Global and Group Transformation Therefore the abstractions are grouped and explained by dimensionality 9 1 Abstraction with One D2. Roberts Section 7 Date 19 December 1996 Page 7 1 7 Editing the Link Form and Linked Attributes The Self linked attributes can be changed by selecting the Linked At tributes button above the Grouper Icon see Section 5 The Self Linked attributes are altered from the Link form as shown below Local Self Linked Selection Fo Switch between local D and Selft Linkages LF 7 for each of the five Linked Global Transform When Linked Attributes Linked Group Transform is at the Self position Link types won Linked Attributes Toggle Change button an a nies to initiate Linked Linked Data Probes Attributes Popup f Link Status Toggle the Link Status Button on the Canvas Group Number CLI of any abstr action to Select ON Reset Attributes to default l popup the Link Status Edit Edit Color O O Amb LC E Form Bo J o oo aul Emis L j wa Shininess e i 0 20 r boad Accept Transp __ 0 00 Select OFF Reset Attributes ta default Export Edit Edit Color nfs cypress dd home cur jcr data Create 3dPhanto ubeOda O O Amb J E none 0 00 Dll eon Ruel ia LET EEJ Q _ Emis 0 0 Shininess Transp Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 8 Date 19 December 1996 Page 8 1 8 Editing the Attribute Values
3. Session The session is ended by selecting the Quit option from the File menu at the top of the Waltz canvas or by typing Alt q the hot key configuration of the menu command Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 1 Date 19 December 1996 Page 1 2 1 3 User Hints The Specialization process encourages a tree hierarchy Waltz provides the layout and data exporting to support this process There are two main methods of using Waltz either 1 the data is grouped into a few groups some of these are selected and exported to the following level and the data is further generalized and specialized or 2 the data is grouped into many groups and small subsets of this generalization are specialized into multiple Grouped Abstraction Child modules 1 4 This Document This document uses screen shots of the Waltz Visualization System with labels and icons to describe the pull down and actions of the system The icons are described below Mouse Control Keyboard Control Keyboard Keyboard Middle y Alt Key i foa Keyboard Shift Key Shift Press Mouse Button and Keyboard Drag Arrow Keys Keyboard 789 123 Enter Numbers Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 2 Date 19 December 1996 Page 2 1 2 Loading the Data Three dimensional Data files can be loaded into Waltz using the Data menu pulled down from the Load menu option on the top of the Waltz canvas The Waltz system reads specific
4. Waltz data files with a specific string Waltz 1 0 at the top of the file Loading a data file creates a Data File module shown in light pink on the Waltz canvas at the top of the canvas Filter on inventor waltz2_jack r_data Directories Files mri_read_write o phantoml c phantoml o r_cube20_info waltz r_sphere20_info waltz r_varSphereQuarter_info wal r_varSphere_info waltz a Selection oon inventor waltz2_jack r_data Filter Cancel Help Load Data Altra f fo l Selecting an Selecting the Load Menu per appropriate Waltz initiates the File popup File generates a Hot Key Alt d Data File Module Export none Quit Load a nfis cypress ddvhome cur jcr data Create 3dPhantom cubeOdd Quit Altraf Selecting the Quit option finishes the Waltz session ata Tile Module Hot Key Alt q Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 3 Date 19 December 1996 Page 3 1 3 Controlling the Data File Module When the data has been successfully read in a Data File Module is created This resides at the top level on the Waltz canvas the Canvas may need to be resized This module displays the name of the data file and provides functions to generate multiple data paths or kill all the paths corresponding to this Data File Module To control generalize and view the data a Grouped Abstraction Module is needed The
5. I I I I v Er a 070 CloseVar fo Edit field to specify the number of groups rane of Groups i e Fo Edit Field to specify Closest Value Closest Value Accerh Select Button to initiate the Grouper action with the specified fields Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 6 Date 19 December 1996 Page 6 1 6 Initiating an Abstraction Abstractions are added to a Grouped Abstraction Module by selecting the required option from the Abstractions menu Each Link mechanism be tween abstractions if appropriate are by default linked together and are unlinked using the Link States Form and cursor selections Local Self Linked Selection _ Linked Global Transform 7 Linked Group Transform _ J nit Linked Attributes Linked Data Probes Link Status BoundCube 3D Net Display 3D Skeletan 6Coan 3 Skeletan l Con 3 Surface 3 Toggle Link States Button on any abstraction To popup Link States Form Selecting the appropriate menu initiates an abstraction in the current Grouped Abstraction Module fo Select Button to remove abstraction fo waliz Quit Load fnfis cypress ddhome cur jcr data Create 3dPhantom cubeOdd Data File Module Grouped Abstraction Module Select Abstraction Bitmap to Iconise a Abstraction Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C
6. Waltz Quick Start Technical Report 23 96 Dr Jonathan C Roberts Computing Laboratory University of Kent Canterbury Kent CT2 7NF UK 19 December 1996 0 1 Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 1 Date 19 December 1996 Page 1 1 1 Introduction The Waltz Quick Start document describes by diagrams the important func tions of the Waltz Visualization System Rob95 Waltz is a tool to visualize three dimensional data and reads special reference files containing details of the data file path name dimensions and aspect ratios of the data Waltz as the name suggests contains three parts Generalization Specialization and Abstraction For a more detailed explanation of the facilities and functions of the Waltz visualization system refer to the Waltz User Manual Rob96 e The Generalization Process splits the data into spatially connected groups e A specialization is formed from a subset selection of these groups e The results are displayed in multiple abstract views of the same data These abstractions are formed by losing or augmenting the data to facilitate in the understanding of the data Waltz implicitly connects the abstractions together as Linkages By default most of the Linkages between the different abstractions are switched on they are turned off by using the Linkages Form 1 1 Starting a Waltz Session A Waltz session is started by typing the command 1 2 Finishing a Waltz
7. e i by the selected grouper Abstractions L List 1D fo E_v 8 Slice 2D Der as BoundCube 3D T XPOF Net Display 3D gt nfs cypress ddhome cur jcr data Create 3dPhantom cubeOdd Skeleton 6Con 3D Surface 3D Skeletan lSCoan 3D Fo NS Grover a Ne causes this and E KILL me other children to foa be removed from i Gr 0 1 0 Selecting Kill me fo i Tools the Canvas The selected data is exported to the next level If nothing is selected all the groups are copied through Export New creates a new Grouped Abstraction Module Export copies the current groups to the child Grouped Abstraction Module Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 5 Date 19 December 1996 Page 5 1 5 Controlling the Grouper Action The Grouper popup is initiated by selecting the Closest Value option from the Grouper Menu The Closest Value Grouper generalizes the data into groups Selecting the Local Linked Attributes button initiates the Linked Attributes popup window Attributes Bec chedaemd Only one grouper is used per Grouped abstraction Module The current grouper is replaced by the selected grouper Groupers None Closest Value for Selecting the Grouper Icon or deleting the popup causes the Grouper panel to be iconised into the Waltz Canvas Grouper Icon I I I I I I I I I I I
8. equired file or select the 2 1 E file using the left mouse button and select the OK button a 5 Export the Data to generate a new Grouped Abstraction Mod 3 1 ule Use the right mouse button to select the Export new menu on the Export button of the Data File Module Select the Closest Value grouper from the Groupers Menu 4 1 exc op ms aan ty ET 7 Edit the Number of Groups and Closest Value fields to values 5 and 400 respectively Select the Accept button to initiate the grouper action and wait for the grouper to finish Select the List 1D abstraction from the Abstractions menu 6 1 E tie Groped Abstain Node o Select a few group elements from the List abstraction 21 10 Use the right mouse button on the Grouped Abstraction Mod ules Export button to Export new the data to the next spe cialization level that also generates a new Grouped Abstrac tion Module Select the Surface 3D option from the Abstractions menu 6 1 in the second Grouped Abstraction Module to initiate the Surface Abstraction 12 Add the Jack manipulator by pressing the middle button on 9 1 empty space in the Surface Abstraction window Ea Manipulate the three dimensional image using the Jack Manip k ulator 14 The Linkages including self color attributes are altered using 7 1 the Linked Attributes Form 15 The Local color attributes are changed using the Linked At 5 1 tributes popup from an
9. imension The list abstraction displays the names and material types of the groups in a list If there are eleven or more groups a slider is provided to display the unseen values of the list Singular or multiple list elements can be selected and individual list elements can be toggled Linked Attributes Color Display Motif List Slider Slide List T or fo Group Names Selection Select One f2 or E Select Multiple Select Add Select Toggle Ctrl 23 Toggle Multiple Ctrl B gt Shift Select Multiple Select Selects range One Shift T of items then Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 9 Date 19 December 1996 Page 9 2 9 2 Abstraction with Two Dimensions The Slice Abstraction displays slices though the data along the Z axis The sliders when there are multiple slice abstractions within one Grouped Abstraction are connected as Linked Probes Select Add l Select Toggle Shift 623 Motif Text Field Select Field THEN Enter Values Motif Slider Slide List 29 or Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 9 Date 19 December 1996 Page 9 3 9 3 Abstractions with Three Dimensions The Bounding Cube Net Display Skeleton and Surface abstractions are controlled similarly A Jack manipulator is added to the display using the middle mouse button when the Global or Group Transform Linkages are required ap0202 Display Wind
10. module is generated by exporting the data from the Data File Module The right mouse button on the Export bitmap creates a popup window Export new generates the Grouped Abstraction Module Export New generates a new Grouped Abstraction module on the next level Export copies the data from this level into a specific Grouped Abstraction Module Fexport cr The Kill Me option removes the Data File Module and all its children from the Canvas fnfs cypress dd home cur jcr data Create 3dPhantom cubeOdd Aetiene fo l Gr 0 2 0 Kill hie Olea none GrouPer None Grouped Abstraction Data File Module Module Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 4 Date 19 December 1996 Page 4 1 4 The Grouped Abstraction Module The Grouped Abstraction Module provides most of the controls to generate groupings and abstractions on the data The user is encouraged to use the Grouped Abstraction Modules as visualization history modules holding the past visualization experiments Module Reference Number Export Request Local Attributes Links Status Generalization Menu Abstraction Menu Tools Menu Kill Abstraction Grouper Type and State Lid Epsuacnons Any amount and any types ere Only one grouper is used per of abstractions can be added TNone Grouped abstraction Module to the Grouped Abstraction pm Ta The current grouper is replaced J OSes ALUE Modul
11. ow H Boyind Cube Skeleton Syrface Selection Without Manipulator Select One f Select Toggle Global Transform On Tog gle Empty Manipulator S pace Reset On i Empt Manipulator Shift m Space Group Transform On pene fay Specific Manipulator roup On Remove L S f Manipulator fj Aine On Reset ONE Shift 6 Specific Manipulator TOUP On Reset ALL Shift fas Specific Manipulators Alt roup Manipulator Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 9 Date 19 December 1996 Page 9 4 9 4 Controlling the Jack Manipulator The Jack Manipulator controls the scaling position translation and orien tation rotation or the surrounded object Note Colors have been inverted Rotate about center of Manipulator Translate about X Z plane Translate along Y axis Change Plane Scale Uniform scale Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 10 Date 19 December 1996 Page 10 1 10 A Session Walkthrough The following section describes an example walkthrough explaining the usual progression and order of commands within a Waltz session Description Description Page Page 1 Make sure Auto Window Placement on the window Settings 1 1 has been selected Start a Waltz Session Resize the window to about quarter the 1 1 screen size 3 Select the Data Menu under Load menu 4 Double click the mouse anda on the r
12. y Grouped Abstraction Module Ba Select the Quit option from the Quit menu to finish the Waltz w session Waltz Quick Start Version 1 0 J C Roberts Section 10 Date 19 December 1996 Page 10 1 References Rob95 Jonathan C Roberts Aspects of Abstraction in Scientific Visu alization Ph D thesis Kent University Computing Laboratory Canterbury Kent England UK CT2 7NF October 1995 Rob96 Jonathan C Roberts Waltz User Manual Technical Report 22 96 Computing Laboratory University of Kent Canterbury UK December 1996
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