Poincaré Map
Use a Poincaré Map plot () to visualize particle trajectories using a Poincaré map (sometimes called a first recurrence map). Add Color Expression, Material Appearance, Transparency, and Visual Effects subnodes as needed.
The Poincaré map is constructed by first defining a Cut Plane () on the Particle dataset (). Then add a 3D Plot Group or a 2D Plot Group, depending on the dimension of the particle trajectories, and right-click the plot group node to add these plots from the More Volume Plots or More Surface Plots submenu, respectively.
This plot type is useful to visualize the particle trajectories in a plot that represents the position of the particles in a section that is usually transversal to the particle trajectories. The Poincaré map represents the particle trajectories in a space dimension that is one dimension lower than the original particle space.
The Poincaré map parent plot group should point to this cut plane (select a Cut plane dataset under Data). The resulting plot places a dot on the cut plane at the location where a particle crossed the plane. The same particle can cross the cut plane multiple times.
Go to Common Results Node Settings for links to information about these sections: Data, Title, Inherit Style, and Coloring and Style.
This plot is available with the Particle Tracing Module and with 3D models only.