Computer graphics display of 3‐D analysis data

The development of a computer program to display results of 3-D analysis is described and discussed. The program can data in the desired format, display a representation of a 3-D grid in the recent version limited to 10 × 10 × 10 divisions, and fill the grid with colors and shades representing different chemical elements and their concentration. To allow a detailed inspection of the analyzed volume from different viewing angles, the whole 3-D scene can be rotated to any desired position. To allow inspection of the interior of the analyzed volume, the display can be cross-sectioned or scanned through in various directions. Capabilities and limitations of the program as well as unresolved problems and suggestions for its future development are presented. The program is tested using a model data file representing a simplified 3-D microelectronic circuit and a complex shape inclusion in the matrix material.

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