Tutorial: Setting up a radiographic scene with aRTist

Step 7: Place the gas pore insinde the weld

Scene with pore

The new sphere is made of iron as a default and placed in the center.

  1. Select the sphere in the part list
  2. Again, click on the list entry in the material field. A drop down box appears which offers several materials. Select air
  3. Set the manipulation axis to z and the value to 1
  4. Click on the "translate" button translate icon
  5. Drag the slider beneath the axis. The spherical void moves into the weld. When it is inside, it appears on the X-ray image as a bright spot like the image below
    X-ray of the weld with pore