Planes

Planes are the primary way to visualize results on three dimensional models.

faucet result

To interact with Planes, click Results (tab) > Results Tasks (panel) > Planes.

Plane Functionality

Planes provide a wide array of visualization functionality:

Accessing Plane Functionality

Note: Ensure Planes is selected on the Results Tasks panel.

a. Settings (Controls)

b. Vector settings

c. Bulk

d. XY Plot

 

Summary Planes

Use Summary Planes in the Decision Center to compare results from multiple scenarios or to compare against Critical Values.

To Create a Summary Plane:

(There are several ways.)

planes dialog

Summary Plane Indications:

To Delete a Summary Plane:

  1. In the Decision Center, right click on the Summary Plane.

  2. Click Remove from the menu.

    Note: This deletes the Results Plane from the model.

For an example of creating a Summary Plane

For more about viewing Critical Values...

Note

The generic term for this tool is cutting plane, and we use this general term in the Examples section. In the Results task dialog and the Help system, the terminology is a little more specific: