Temperature Distribution

TABLE 4.8. Descriptions Height/Depth value and the surface to which the RepTile Property is applied for the Bump, Hole, Mixed, and Inverted Orientations (see the Section User-Defined Bumps and Holes). See Fig. 23 for a picture.

Feature Orientation	Applied Surface of Object	Height/Depth Plane
Bump	Upper extent to applied	Base Plane
	RepTile Property
Hole	Base Plane	Lower extent to applied
		RepTile Property
Mixed	Upper extent to applied	Base Plane
	RepTile Property
Inverted	Upper extent to applied	Base Plane
	RepTile Property

		Applied Surface of Object
Height /		Base
Depth	Base		Base	Base
Height /
Depth
	Bum	Hole	Mixed	Inverted
	Height/Depth Plane		2x Height/Depth Plane

FIGURE 4.46 - Graphical representation of the planes that define the configuration of the Features that comprise a Textured RepTile.

Temperature Distribution

A temperature distribution property allows for non-uniform temperature distributions over a surface. It can be reached via the Temperature Distribution tab in the Define|Apply Properties dialog. The surface shapes compatible with this feature are rectangular (A plane with a rectangular boundary), circular (A plane with a circular boundary), and cylindrical (The curved side of a cylinder, with each end perpendicular to the cylinder’s axis). The distribution information is stored in an ASCII file, and can be defined by: a two dimensional array of points along the surface, with bilinear interpolation between the given points; a polynomial expression, up to the fifth order, with user-defined coefficients. See “Non-Uniform Temperature Distributions” on page 7.61.

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