[vtkusers] VTK SCALARS HELP!

[Mathieu Malaterre]

Mathieu Malaterre wrote:
> Sentil Balaji wrote:
> 
>> Hey,
>>
>>     I am not a graphics student which might make this
>> question  silly enough...What are Scalars[in the
>> graphics jargon...]?Why are they
>> used?How to define Scalars for the various
>> datasets?Where can I find explanations for them?
> 
> 
> Sentil,
> 
>     Try to visualize your car's engine as a mesh. The 3d points would 
> define the geometry of your engine, and you could for example associate 
> a temperature to this geometry. This is what is called a scalar field 
> associated with your mesh.


BTW Sentil,

	Let me know if you have some other questions for your homework ;)

Mathieu