Iris Explorer .LAT Files

 

The LAT filter imports and exports IRIS Explorer data sets.

 

File Description

IRIS Explorer is an Open Inventor based product. Open Inventor provides a de facto standard for 3D scene definition and was the basis of the VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) extension to HTML and the World Wide Web.

 

The IRIS Explorer Lattice data type is a generalised multi-dimensional array. It differs from arrays in other languages by being able to store both node-based values and coordinate information for each of the nodes. Being extremely flexible, it is the most commonly used data type in IRIS Explorer, used almost exclusively to store data and pass it between modules.

 

The Data part of a lattice can be multi-dimensional. If required, multiple data values can be stored at each node.

 

The Coordinate part of a lattice can have a varying number of dimensions, dependent on the number of dimensions that the data space occupies. There are three different types of coordinate information: uniform, perimeter, curvilinear.

 

File Name Extensions

.LAT

 

Format(s) Supported for Import

·      3D uniform lattice

·      3D rectilinear lattice

·      3D curvilinear lattice

 

Format(s) Supported for Export

·      3D uniform lattice

·      3D rectilinear lattice

·      3D curvilinear lattice

 

Import Method

Choose the File | Import command.

 

Export Method

Select a data, lattice, or image module and choose the File | Save Data command.

 

Export Options

See Iris Explorer .LAT Export Options Dialog. See Export Blanking Options.

 

 

See Also

File Format Chart

Export Blanking Options

Iris Explorer .LAT Export Options Dialog

File | Import

File | Save Data