This dialog, which can be accessed by clicking 
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Birefringence
The Birefringence plot, which requires results from a Fill+Pack analysis and a Warp analysis, displays stress-optical (birefringence) results for a custom direction (from a positive axis of a local coordinate system).
- Phase Shift
- The phase difference between horizontally-polarized and vertically-polarized light, expressed in degrees. 180 degrees is half of one wavelength.
- Retardation
- The phase difference between horizontally-polarized and vertically-polarized light, expressed in nanometers.
- Retardance tensor
- The integral of the change in refractive index tensor along the light path.
Clamp Force on Parting Plane
The Clamp Force on Parting Plane plot, which requires results from a Fill/Fill+Pack analysis, is used to create an XY plot of clamp force vs time based on a specified clamp-open direction. The default Clamp force result created by the filling analysis assumes a parting plane normal to the global Z direction. This custom plot therefore removes the requirement to orient the part in a specific direction prior to analysis.
Deflection Plot
The Deflection plot custom plot allows you to create customized plots showing shrinkage and warpage based on results from a Warp analysis:
- DEFL
- Displays shrinkage and warpage with a specified magnification scale factor.
- DEFL C
- Displays shrinkage and warpage with a specified magnification scale factor, centering the display on the node(s) specified.
- DEFL W
- Displays warpage without shrinkage with a specified magnification scale factor, based on the position of two specified nodes.
- DEFL W2
- Displays warpage with uniform shrinkage, based on a specified shrinkage value.
Modulus
The Modulus plot requires results from a 3D Fiber orientation analysis, and displays the elastic modulus in the specified principal direction, E11, E22 or E33, based on the global coordinate system or a specified local coordinate system.
Weld Lines
The Weld Lines custom plot allows you to specify a meeting angle. This allows you to investigate the effect of the meeting angle on the length of the weld lines.