Using Workbench Command

Workbench Command is a set of command-line tools that can be used to perform simple and complex operations within Connectome Workbench.

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MEASURE SURFACE AREA EACH VERTEX IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
   wb_command -surface-vertex-areas
      <surface> - the surface to measure
      <metric> - output - the output metric

      Each vertex gets one third of the area of each triangle it is a part of.
      Units are mm^2.