Search Volume Parameters

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The Search Volume Parameter file contains the 24 fields shown in the table. All fields are numeric and are compulsory. The default value for a field is the value used by the process if the field value has been entered as - (absent data).

The following fields are included:

Search Volume Parameters File

Field Name

Default

Description

SRENUM

 

Search volume reference number

SMETHOD

2

Search volume shape (1 = 3D rectangular, 2 = ellipsoid)

SDIST1

100

Maximum search distance in direction 1 (X)

SDIST2

100

Maximum search distance in direction 2 (Y)

SDIST3

100

Maximum search distance in direction 3 (Z)

SANGLE1

0

First rotation angle for search volume

SANGLE2

0

Second rotation angle for search volume

SANGLE3

0

Third rotation angle for search volume

SAXIS1

3

Axis for first rotation (1 = X, 2 = Y, 3 = Z)

SAXIS2

1

Axis for second rotation

SAXIS3

3

Axis for third rotation

MINNUM1

1

Minimum number of samples for first dynamic search volume

MAXNUM1

20

Maximum number of samples for first dynamic search volume

SVOLFAC2

0

Axis multiplying factor for second dynamic search volume

MINNUM2

1

Minimum number of samples for second dynamic search volume

MAXNUM2

20

Maximum number of samples for second dynamic search volume

SVOLFAC3

0

Axis multiplying factor for third dynamic search volume

MINNUM3

1

Minimum number of samples for third dynamic search volume

MAXNUM3

20

Maximum number of samples for third dynamic search volume

OCTMETH

0

Octant definition method (0 = do not use, 1 = use octants)

MINOCT

2

Minimum number of octants to be filled

MINPEROC

1

Minimum number of samples in an octant

MAXPEROC

4

Maximum number of samples in an octant

MAXKEY

0

Maximum number of samples with the same key value within an octant

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