RAW Binary Lattice File - Export Options Dialog

The Raw Export Options dialog is displayed when exporting a RAW Binary Lattice file.

Specify the export options in the Raw Export Options dialog.

Data Type

The Data Type option allows you to select the type of data that is written to the export file.

Data Fit

The Data fit option allows you to specify whether the export source data are scaled to truncated to fit the export data type chosen above. This is particularly important when the source data are larger (i.e. doubles, long integers) than the export data type (i.e. floats, short integers).

Header Bytes

The Header option allows you to specify how many bytes of non-data should be skipped at the beginning of the file before writing the first item of data. Enter a value in the Header box.

Node Padding

The Node padding option allows the user to specify how many bytes of zeros should be written between each data item. This value is zero for most files. Enter a value in the Node padding box.

Endianess

The Endianess option allows you to specify whether the export data are in little-endian or big-endian byte order. Click the button to left of little-endian or big-endian to select a byte order. Integers are usually stored as a sequence of bytes, so that the encoded value can be obtained by simple concentration. The two most common are litte-endian and big-endian. Little-endian refers to increasing numeric significance with increasing memory addresses. Big-endian is the opposite and refers to "big end first".

Index Order

The Index order option allows the user to specify whether the precedence of the lattice data in the file is in x,y,z (x fastest) or z,y,x (z fastest) order.

Set NoData Nodes To

The controls in the Set NoData nodes to section determine how NoData values are treated in the export file.

Data Min

Choose Data min to export NoData nodes with the indicated minimum value (varies depending on contents of lattice).

Data Max

Choose Data max to export NoData nodes with the indicated maximum value (varies depending on contents of lattice).

Type Min

Choose Type min to export NoData nodes with the indicated minimum value for the lattice’s data type (usually zero).

Type Max

Choose Type max to export NoData nodes with the indicated maximum value of the lattice’s data type.

Fixed

Choose Fixed to export NoData nodes with some other value, and enter the desired value in the adjacent edit control.

Defaults

Click the Defaults button to return all settings on the page to the default values.