// shrink_obliques.hoc
// shrink the obliques
// restore the obliques
// Honey, I shrunk the obliques.
// This is in contrast to the inflate/deflate programs
// which make recognizable on graphics of shape.  The
// intention for this shrink program is to completly
// remove electrically so that obliques can be examined
// one at a time or entirely absent.  This diameter changing
// has the advantage that it can be done while the program
// is running unlike L length changes in dendrites which
// require restart of the program?

proc shrink_obliques() {
	print "Honey, I shrunk the obliques"
	apic_resize_factor=1e-9  // make a billionth as small
	for apic_comp_index=53,128 {
		// selects the obliques
		apic_resize() // change all the diameters of the obliques
	}
}

proc restore_obliques() {
	print "Honey, the obliques have been restored"
	apic_resize_factor=1e+9  // make a billionth as large
	for apic_comp_index=53,128 {
		// selects the obliques
		apic_resize() // change all the diameters of the obliques
	}
}