- Real types
- Element types
- Element locations (for reordered elements)
- Contour values (integer only; on element displays)
- Solid-modeling entities (keypoints, lines, areas, and volumes).
Numbers will not be shown in face hidden-line or precise hidden-line displays.
13.2.3.2. Choosing a Format for the Graphical Display of Numbers
You can select the format in which you want floating point numbers to be displayed by issuing the
/GFORMAT command Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Style> Floating Point Format. This command lets
you indicat e the width of the fields in which numbers are displayed and the number of digits that are
displayed for a FORTRAN format type. Other commands that let you tailor the appearance of the display
include /PNUM,/PBC,/PBF, and /PSF.
13.2.3.3. Controlling Number and Color Options.
Once you have turned numbering on for an item, you can then use the /NUMBER command (which
uses the same GUI path as /PNUM) to choose among the four possible "on-off" combinations of num-
bering and coloring (for instance, show colors and numbers (default); show colors, but not numbers;
do not show colors, but show numbers; show neither colors nor numbers).
13.2.3.4. Controlling Color Values
You control the correspondence between specific items or numbers and their associated colors using
the /COLOR command (Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Style> Colors>color option).You can also change
the overall color map (edit an existing or store a new color map on a file). See the /CMAP command
for more information on this capability.
The CMAP utility allows you to change the assignment options for the colors you use, and to save dif-
ferent assignment protocols in separat e files that you can load later. This is especially useful for gener-
ating specialized contour plots and intricate component and assembly structures.
When you use the CMAP utility, you should close any other ANSYS window, especially the Annotation,
Pan Zoom Rotate, Working Plane and Picker windows.
13.2.4. Displaying Loads and Other Special Symbols
The following sections describe how to manipulate loads and other special symbols.
13.2.4.1. Turning Load Symbols and Contours On and Off
To turn load symbols on or off for degree of freedom constraints and concentrated loads, use the /PBC
command (Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Symbols)./PBC controls both solid-model and finite-element load
symbols.
For surface loads symbols or contours, use the /PSF command (Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Symbols).
/PSF activates "immediate" display of surface loads on finite elements, but does not activate "immediate"
surface load display on solid model entities.)
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