Plot properties dialog-Optional Settings tab

Specify how colors are displayed when viewing a result.

Dialog elements

Shading
Select the display method to be used when creating a solid fill plot for an elemental result.
Nodal averaged
Sets the value at each node as the average of all the elements connected to the node.
Gouraud shading
Uses gradients to display sharp edges between elements as smooth edges. This gives a more realistic result.
This shading method shows triangles as being filled with a gradient resulting from interpolation of the three vertices' color.
Cutting plane
Displays optional plot properties associated with the cutting plane.
Cut with capping
Displays the part in its entirety behind the selected cutting plane.

If un-checked only the slice of the model through which the cutting plane passes will be displayed.

Note: This option is only available for 3D results.
Color
Select the color display mode to be used.
  • Single color to display the results with one color only.
  • Smooth to display the results on the model with gradual color transitions rather than discrete color changes for individual result ranges.
  • Banded to display the results on the model as bands of color, where each color represents a particular range of values.
Number of colors
Specify the number of colors for the banded contour plot to be divided into.
From blue to red
Sets the color scale in the result plot to go from blue (minimum value) to red (maximum value)
From red to blue
Sets the color scale in the result plot to go from red (minimum value) to blue (maximum value).