Post: Contour

 

 

 

 

Function

Specify detail options for displaying contour plot.

 

 

 

 

Call

Property Window > Contour

 

 

 

 

<Contour Menu in Property Window>

Contour Type

Fill

Display result with filled contour.
Line

Display result with line contour.

 

Element Edge

Specify the color of element edge.
 

Element Edge Thk.

Specify the thickness of element edge.
 

Contour Line On/Off

Determine whether or not to display contour lines.
 

Contour Line

Specify the color of contour lines.
 

Contour Line Thk.

Specify the thickness of contour lines.
 

Max/Min Value On/Off

Determine whether or not to input Min/Max value of contour.
 

Max Value

Enter the max. value.
 

Min Value

Enter the min. value.
 

Out of Range Part

Exclude

Do not display parts where the result value exceed min/max value.
Fill

Fill the parts with the maximum and minimum colors accordingly.
 

Color Type

RGB

Display contour with RGB colors.
Gray Scale

Display contour in gray scale.
Gradient Mono Color

Display contour in gradient from white to a color which is selected in "Contour Color 1."
Repeat Two Colors

Display contour with two repeating colors which are selected in "Contour Color 1" and "Contour Color 2."
User Define

Display contour with user-defined colors.
 

Contour Color 1

Selected a color to be used in Gradient Mono Color or Repeat Two Colors.
 

Contour Color 2

Select a color to be used in Repeat Two Colors.
 

Reverse Color

Reverse the order of contour colors.
 

Band Number

Specify the number of colors shown in contour.
 

No Result Entity

Min

Display no result mesh with minimum contour value.
Max

Display no result mesh with maximum contour value.
Zero

Display no result mesh with 0 contour value.
Exclude

Do not display no result mesh.
Wireframe

Display null result mesh with "Wireframe" displaying method.
Feature Edge

Display no result mesh with Feature Edge displaying method.
 

Coarse Contour

Display contour coarsely. It has faster displaying speed, but it may not have fine contour figure.

 

Number Of Level

 

 

 

 

Example: Configuring the legend range to output a given value

 

1)  Ensure that the "Properties" dialog box is present.  If not, click Window > Property Window.

2)  Under the title "Properties" there click on arrow to display drop down menu.

3) Select Contour.

4) Set the "Max/Min Value On/Off" to True

5) Set the "Max value" and "Min Value" to the desired range.

6)  Click the result and the legend and contour to view result.