Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide

Replot -

Replots the screen and integrates any changes you have made.

Display WP -

Toggles the Working Plane display (triad, grid, etc.) on and off.

Erase Displays -

Toggles screen refreshes according to /ERASE - /NOERASE command functionality.

Capture Image -

You can plot the contents of the graphics window directly to a printer, capture the contents to an-

other window that is created automatically, or port the contents to an exportable graphics file in

any one of the following popular formats (such as EPS, PNG, BMP, and WMF).

For Windows (PC) use, you must have a postscript-enabled printer installed in order to obtain

these export formats. If a postscript printer is not installed, file export is not available.

Annotation -

You can choose between either static (2-D), or dynamic (3-D) annotations, and you can toggle your

annotations on and off.

Display Legend -

Toggles the legend display on and off

Cursor Mode -

When the Results Viewer is selected, the Cursor Mode option allows you to switch between modes

of picking, that include:Pointer,Working Plane, and Entities.

View -

Provides a drop-down list of view options:Isometric,Oblique,Front,Right,Top,Back,Left, and

Bottom.

Fit -

Fits the extents of the model in the graphics area.

Zoom Back -

Returns to the previous zoom setting.

Window Properties -

You can access limited legend and display property control, along with a number of viewing angle,

rotational setting and magnification controls. The Legend Settings allow you to select which legend

items will be displayed, and to specify their location in the graphics window. The Display Settings

let you specify Hidden, Capped or Q-Slice displays, and to modify the Z-buffering options, including

smoothing and directional light source functions or 3-D options.

Graphics Properties -

This selection refers to those settings which affect all windows specified in a multi-window layout

(/WINDOW) along with access to the Working Plane Settings and Working Plane Offset widgets, and

the Window Layout controls dialog boxes.

Legend Area Context Menus
The legend area context menus will vary according to the location of your cursor in the legend, and the
content of the legend data already being displayed. Right mouse clicking on the legend data provides
control of the legend information, while clicking on the logo provides control of the date display and

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