) dataset, selected from the More Datasets submenu, to organize rays into groups and treating each group as a single entity for the purpose of using other ray tracing features. This dataset always takes a Ray (Dataset) as input.) dataset, selected from the More Datasets submenu, to organize rays into groups and treating each group as a single entity for the purpose of using other ray tracing features. This dataset always takes a Ray (Dataset) as input.|
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For Limits, enter a list of values directly, or use the Range button (
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For Number of bins, enter the Number of bins. The default is 10. Then select one of the following from the Distribution list: Equal number of particles or Equal bin width. The limits for each bin are computed so that they lie between the largest and smallest values of the expression over all rays.
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For Tolerance enter the Tolerance. Rays are typically placed in the same bin if the difference between their expression values is less than the tolerance. This is a convenient option when the value of the expression should take on any of a large number of discrete values, since you can simply specify a small tolerance and then a single bin is created for each discrete value.
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Ray Bin datasets require the Ray Optics Module or Acoustics Module.
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