13.7 Improved control over arrow color and display in symbol plots

Product: Abaqus/CAE  

Benefits: Abaqus/CAE now provides greater control over arrow color in symbol plots and enables you to display a smaller, random sampling of symbol plot arrows. These enhancements improve the usability and effectiveness of symbol plots.

Description: You can now display arrows in a symbol plot with a custom, uniform color or with different colors that depend on the value of the variable at that location. For vector symbols a uniform color selection determines the color for all arrows in the plot; for tensor symbols separate color options are available for coloring each of the three principal components. Figure 13–3 shows a symbol plot displayed with its tensor arrows colored to reflect variable value.

Figure 13–3 Symbol plot with tensor arrows in variable colors.

You can also display a smaller subset of the arrows in a symbol plot if you want to clarify a plot with many arrows. The Symbol Plot Options now include a Symbol density slider for vector and tensor symbols that enables you to increase or decrease the number of vector and tensor arrows displayed in the plot.

Abaqus/CAE Usage: 
Visualization module:
    OptionsSymbol: Color & Style: Vector or Tensor tabbed page: Color options
    and Symbol density slider
Reference:

Abaqus/CAE User's Manual