You can use the axis options to customize the appearance of the axes in an X–Y plot. Figure 43–36 identifies the X–Y plot characteristics that you can customize.

Abaqus/CAE provides access to these options from the Axis Options dialog box, which you can open from the following locations in the Visualization module:

• From the main menu bar, select OptionsXY OptionsAxis.

• From the Visualization module toolbox, click .

• From the Results Tree, expand the X Axes or Y Axes container, highlight the axis or axes you want to modify, click mouse button 3, and select Axis Options from the list that appears.

• With an X–Y plot displayed in the viewport, double-click one of the axes in the plot.

  Items in an X–Y plot are selectable only when there is no active procedure in effect; you might have to cancel the current procedure to activate the components in an X–Y plot.

You can click the following tabs to customize the appearance of the selected axes:

• Scale: Choose axes scales and limits and customize the occurrence of tick marks.

• Tick Marks: Control the appearance and placement of tick marks.

• Title: Specify the content and appearance of axes titles.

• Axes: Choose axes placement, color, style, and thickness, and control numeric axes labels.

• “Plotting multiple X–Y data objects with different variables,” Section 43.5.2

• “Customizing the X–Y plot axis scale,” Section 43.5.3

• “Customizing the X–Y plot axis range,” Section 43.5.4

• “Customizing the X–Y plot axis tick mode,” Section 43.5.5

• “Customizing X–Y plot axis tick marks,” Section 43.5.6

• “Customizing the X–Y plot axis titles,” Section 43.5.7

• “Customizing the placement of X–Y plot axes,” Section 43.5.8

• “Customizing the X–Y plot axis labels,” Section 43.5.9

• “Customizing the X–Y plot axis color and style,” Section 43.5.10