Edit the Color Bar

The color bar shows you how the contour colors correspond to the stress values or displacements calculated in the solution. You can edit the color bar to set up the color contours so that the stress/displacement is displayed in a way that is meaningful to you.

Edit the color bar

1. On the ribbon, click Stress Analysis tab Display panel Color Bar .

   By default, the maximum and minimum values shown on the color bar are the maximum and minimum result values from the solution. You can edit the maximum and minimum values to adjust the way the bands appear.

2. To edit the maximum and minimum critical threshold values, clear the check box next to the item you want to modify. Edit the values in the text box. Click OK to complete the change.

   To restore the default maximum and minimum critical threshold values, check the corresponding box next to the item.

   The levels are initially divided into seven equivalent sections, with default colors assigned to each section. You can select the number of contour colors in the range of 2 to 12.

   When using smooth shading, only five colors are used and these controls are disabled.

3. To increase or decrease the number of colors, click Increase Colors and Decrease Colors. You can also enter the number of colors you want in the text box.
4.  You can view the result contours in different colors or in shades of gray. To view result contours on the grayscale, click Grayscale under Color Type.
   Note: It does not work for safety factor.
5. By default, the color bar is positioned in the upper-left corner. Select an appropriate option under Position to place the color bar at a different location.
6. For Size, select an appropriate option to resize the color bar, and then click OK.

   The color bar settings are applied on a per result basis.