Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

• If the environment variable SB_X_SHARED_CMAP is set to true, the /PCOPY command may not produce
correct plots. To avoid this problem, unset this variable before running either the ANSYS program or
the DISPLAY program when /PCOPY will be used.
• When using an HCRX 24 or CRX 24 graphics board, you must set the ANSYS environment variable
ANS_SNGLBUF to 1 to produce graphics displays on the HP PaintJet printer.
10.4.7. PostScript Hard-Copy Option
When you are using the PostScript Hard-Copy option on a CRX 24 or HCRX 24 graphics board, set the environment
variable ANS_SNGLBUF = 1 to get a higher quality image. This variable disables double buffering.
Therefore, set it only before you use the Hard-Copy option.
10.4.8. IBM RS/6000 Graphics Drivers
Both X11 and 3-D graphics drivers are supported on the IBM RS/6000 workstations in the AIX windowing
environment. The 3-D driver incorporates the Silicon Graphics licensed software, OpenGL.
10.4.9. Silicon Graphics Drivers
Both X11 and SGI OpenGL graphics drivers are supported on the Silicon Graphics (SGI) workstations.
10.4.10. Sun UltraSPARC Graphics Drivers (32 and 64 bit versions)
If ANSYS is not invoked from the launcher or the ansys130 script, each ANSYS user's .cshrc file must
contain the following environment variable definitions in order to use the Solaris graphics drivers:
• For the X11 and 3-D OpenGL graphics drivers, the required environment variable definitions are:
For 32 bit:
setenv OPENWINHOME path/openwin
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/ansys_inc/v130/ansys/syslib/usparc:/ansys_inc/v130/ansys/lib/usparc:/usr/lib
For 64 bit:
setenv OPENWINHOME path/openwin
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH
/ansys_inc/v130/ansys/syslib/sun64:/ansys_inc/v130/ansys/lib/sun64:/usr/lib
Note
You must enter the setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH definition on a continuous line without a carriage
return.
10.5. Creating Graphics Displays
You can create many types of graphics displays: geometry displays (nodes, elements, keypoints, etc.), results
displays (temperature or stress contours, etc.), and graphs (stress-strain curves, time-history displays, etc.).
Creating any display is a two-step process:
1. You use graphics specification functions to establish specifications (such as the viewing direction,
number and color controls, etc.) for your display.
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