[ICEM] Prism height limit factor

harshavardhanps3839 · December 24, 2020, 04:30

Can anyone explain to me about the prism height limit factor? Where to use it? I went through the manual but I did not understand that. your help is means a lot.

aero_head · December 24, 2020, 16:02

Hello,

This thread might answer your question(s) on this topic: [ICEM] Auto prism layer growth to unity

In sum, prism height limit factor stops layer growth once a specified height over base is reached.

i.e. a prism height limit factor of 1 means that the prism ratio will be reset to 1 when the layer height becomes equal to the average base side length. However, it still continues to add layers of uniform thickness after that... If this is meant to smooth transition to the volume tetras, remember that a tetra with base 1 has a lot less volume than a prism with base 1 and height 1.

December 24, 2020, 04:30	Prism height limit factor	#1
harshavardhanps3839 New Member harshavardhanps Join Date: Dec 2020 Posts: 13 Rep Power: 5	Can anyone explain to me about the prism height limit factor? Where to use it? I went through the manual but I did not understand that. your help is means a lot.

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December 24, 2020, 16:02		#2
aero_head Senior Member Kira Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Canada Posts: 435 Rep Power: 9	Hello, This thread might answer your question(s) on this topic: [ICEM] Auto prism layer growth to unity In sum, prism height limit factor stops layer growth once a specified height over base is reached. i.e. a prism height limit factor of 1 means that the prism ratio will be reset to 1 when the layer height becomes equal to the average base side length. However, it still continues to add layers of uniform thickness after that... If this is meant to smooth transition to the volume tetras, remember that a tetra with base 1 has a lot less volume than a prism with base 1 and height 1.