How to deflect 3D surface on 3D picture control

[wbadry]

Hi,

   I mentioned in earlier posts that I'm one of the Geeks of LABVIEW (I mainly work using .NET languages). However, having a motivated community made me dare to do some automated measurements with LABVIEW.

  I capture analog voltage corresponds to strain on a test specimen (I utilize NI DAQ 6008 and signal conditioning circuit I made, so this is the easy way as many of you already know). I want to give it some stunning look by having 3D surface that is bent (deflected) according to the corresponding analog voltage.

  If someone could create a simple VI with perhaps having a slider and the 3D surface on 3D picture control for testing deflection, This would be a dream that comes true.

  Thanks to all of you in advance.

[chrisger]

Hi there

Open the Example Finder (Help->Find Examples) and search for "3D". Start with "3D Surface Example - Fluctuating Sine Wave.vi". This will give you a good start.

[wbadry]

Thanks Chris for your valuable help. It did help alot. I only hope to implement 3d deflection of "3D Picture Control". Maybe by using mesh and change the dimesion programmatically.

Thanks again and all help is appreciated in this regard.

[wbadry]

Is it that difficult to achieve such a task? does anyone recommed aborting the idea and replace it with charts?

[Ben]

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VBCoder wrote:
Is it that difficult to achieve such a task? does anyone recommed aborting the idea and replace it with charts?

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The 3d picture control is;

1) quite complicated for the caual developer

2) Still new enough that I have not tried it in an app (due to reported bugs)

So I can't step up and say "take a look at this thread".

I'd first try to do it using a the CW 3d graph (since I know that critter) but even for that approach I'd need a good expresion to relate the strain to deformation.

Ben

[wbadry]

Hi, I've seen this therad:

http://zone.ni.com/devzone/cda/tut/p/id/7130 

The article has the 3D deflection that I seek. If anyone managed to generate such a thing, I'll be so grateful.

Have a nice day.