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The following controls can be used in the SELECT section to modify the behavior of the graphics subsystem.
•Logical selectors can be turned on by selector = ON, or merely mentioning the selector.
•Logical selectors can be turned off by selector = OFF.
•Numeric selectors are set by selector = number.
In the usual case, these selectors can be over-ridden by specific controls in individual plot commands (see Graphic Display Modifiers).
ALIAS ( coord ) type: string default: Coordinate name
Defines an alternate label for the plot axes. Example: ALIAS(x)="distance".
AUTOHIST type: Logical default: On
Causes history plots to be updated when any other plot is drawn.
BLACK type: Logical default: Off
Draw all graphic output in black only. Use GRAY to select grayscale output.
BOLD type: Logical default: Off
Draw all graphic plot labels in bold font.
CDFGRID type: Numeric default: 51
Specifies the default size of CDF output grid (ie, 51x51).
CONTOURGRID type: Numeric default: 101
Resolution specification for contour plots, in terms of the number of plot points along the longest plot dimension. The actual plot grid will follow the computation mesh, with subdivision if the cell size is greater than that implied by the CONTOURGRID control.
CONTOURS type: Numeric default: 15
Target number of contour levels. Contours are selected to give "nice" numbers, and the number of contours may not be exactly as specified here.
ELEVATIONGRID type: Numeric default: 401
Elevation plot grid size used by From..To elevation plots. The actual plot grid will follow the computation mesh, with subdivision if the cell size is greater than that implied by the EVATIONGRID control. Elevations on boundaries ignore this number and use the actual mesh points.
FEATUREPLOT type: Logical default: Off
If this selector is ON, FEATURE boundaries will be plotted in gray.
Font=1 selects sans-serif font. Font=2 selects serif font.
GRAY type: Logical default: Off
Draws all plots with a gray scale instead of the default color palette.
HARDMONITOR type: Logical default: Off
Causes MONITORS to be written to the PLOTS output file.
ITALIC type: Logical default: Off
Draw all graphic plot labels in italic font.
LOGLIMIT type: Numeric default: 15
The range of data in logarithmic plots is limited to LOGLIMIT decades below the maximum data value. This is a global control which may be overridden by the local LOG(number) qualifier on the plot command.
NOMINMAX type: Logical default: Off
Deletes "o" and "x" marks at min and max values on all contour plots.
NOTAGS type: Logical default: Off
Suppresses level identifying tags on all contour and elevation plots.
NOTIPS type: Logical default: Off
Plot arrows in vector plots without arrowheads. Useful for bi-directional stress plots.
PAINTED type: Logical default: Off
Draw color-filled contour plots. Plots can be painted individually by selecting PAINT in the plot modifiers.
PAINTGRID type: Logical default: On
Draw color-filled grid plots. Colors represent distinct materials, as defined by parameter matching.
PAINTMATERIALS type: Logical default: On
Synonymous with PAINTGRID, included for symmetry with individual PLOT modifiers.
PAINTREGIONS type: Logical default: Off
Sets PAINTGRID, but selects a different coloring scheme. Colors represent logical regions in 2D, or logical (region x layer) compartments in 3D, instead of distinct material parameters.
PENWIDTH type: Numeric default: 0
Sets the on-screen pen width for all plots. Value is an integer (0,1,2,3,...) which specifies the width of the drawn lines, in thousandths of the plot width (0 means thin).
PLOTINTEGRATE type: Logical default: On
Integrate all spatial plots. Default is volume and surface integrals, using 2*pi*r weighting in cylindrical geometry. Histories are not automatically integrated, and must be explicitly integrated.
PRINTMERGE type: Logical default: Off
Send all stages or plot times of each EXPORT statement to a single file. By default, EXPORTS create a separate file for each time or stage. Individual EXPORTS can be controlled by the plot modifier MERGE.
SERIF type: Logical default: Off
Draw all graphic plot labels in serif font.
SANSERIF type: Logical default: On
Draw all graphic plot labels in sanserif font.
SPECTRAL_COLORS type: Logical default: Off
Sets the order of colors used in labeling plots. ON puts red at the bottom (lowest spectral color). OFF puts red at the top (hot). This selector is the reverse of THERMAL_COLORS.
SURFACEGRID type: Numeric default: 101
Selects the minimum resolution for Surface plots, in terms of the number of plot points along the longest plot dimension. The actual plot grid will follow the computation mesh, with subdivision if the cell size is greater than that implied by the SURFACEGRID control.
TEXTSIZE type: Numeric default: 35
Controls size of text on plot output. Value is number of lines per page, so larger numbers mean smaller text.
THERMAL_COLORS type: Logical default: On
Sets the order of colors used in labeling plots. ON puts red at the top (hot). OFF puts red at the bottom (lowest spectral color). This selector is the reverse of SPECTRAL_COLORS.
VECTORGRID type: Numeric default: 71
Sets resolution of Vector plots. Arrows are placed on a regular grid with the selected number of points along the longest plot dimension.
VIEWPOINT ( x, y, angle ) default: negative X&Y, 30
Defines default viewpoint for SURFACE plots and 3D GRID plots. Angle is in degrees. (In 3D cut plane plots, this specifies a position in the cut plane coordinates)