// do the particle-fitting in another thread
public static void preprocess()
{
// deduce number of particles
int inner_count = 150000;
int outer_count = 600000;
int pause_count = 250000;
if (Settings.LowQualityRendering)
{
inner_count /= 5;
outer_count /= 5;
pause_count /= 5;
}
// start time
UInt64 time = Lib.Clocks();
// create all magnetic fields and do particle-fitting
List <string> done = new List <string>();
foreach (var pair in models)
{
// get radiation data
RadiationModel mf = pair.Value;
// skip if model is already done
if (done.Contains(mf.name))
{
continue;
}
// add to the skip list
done.Add(mf.name);
// if it has a field
if (mf.has_field())
{
// some feedback in the log
// note: can't use BuildString here, as it is not thread-safe
Lib.Log("particle-fitting '" + mf.name + "'...");
}
// particle-fitting for the inner radiation belt
if (mf.has_inner)
{
mf.inner_pmesh = new ParticleMesh(mf.inner_func, mf.inner_domain(), mf.inner_offset(), inner_count, mf.inner_quality);
}
// particle-fitting for the outer radiation belt
if (mf.has_outer)
{
mf.outer_pmesh = new ParticleMesh(mf.outer_func, mf.outer_domain(), mf.outer_offset(), outer_count, mf.outer_quality);
}
// particle-fitting for the magnetopause
if (mf.has_pause)
{
mf.pause_pmesh = new ParticleMesh(mf.pause_func, mf.pause_domain(), mf.pause_offset(), pause_count, mf.pause_quality);
}
}
// measure time required
// note: can't use BuildString here, as it is not thread-safe
Lib.Log("particle-fitting completed in " + Lib.Seconds(Lib.Clocks() - time).ToString("F3") + " seconds");
}