Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

Chapter 11: General Graphics Specifications
11.2.4. Copying Display Specifications Between Windows
Use the NCOPY field on the /WINDOW command (Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Window Controls> Copy
Window Specs) to copy a set of display specifications (/VIEW, /DIST, etc.) from one window to another
window.
11.2.5. Superimposing (Overlaying) Multiple Displays
If you want to display dissimilar items in separate ANSYS windows, you must issue a sequence of different
action commands as you activate and deactivate appropriate windows, while protecting the displays in your
deactivated windows from being erased. The key to this operation is the /NOERASE command (Utility
Menu> PlotCtrls> Erase Options> Erase Between Plots), which prevents the normal screen erase from
occurring as new displays are created. Once your multiple display has been created, you can return to normal
erasing mode by issuing the /ERASE command.
11.2.6. Removing Frame Borders
The FRAME label on the /PLOPTS command enables you to turn all your ANSYS window border lines on
and off.
11.3. Changing the Viewing Angle, Zooming, and Panning
Using these display specifications is similar to using a camera. The following sketch illustrates the concepts
of focus point, viewpoint, and viewing distance, discussed below.
Figure 11.1 Focus Point, Viewpoint, and Viewing Distance
Display coordinate
system origin
228
Focus point
Y
X
Z
Distance
Viewpoint
Viewing vector
(toward origin)
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