Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

Chapter 13: Creating Geometry Displays
A geometry display is a display of your model's geometric features (keypoints, areas, nodes, elements, loads,
etc.). This is the kind of display that you might produce during the model-generation and load-definition
phases of your analysis. This figure shows a typical geometry display:
Many ANSYS users find that the most convenient way to create and control geometry displays is by using
the functions available under Utility Menu> Plot and Utility Menu> PlotCtrls. Alternatively, you can use
graphics action and control commands, as described in the following subsections.
The following geometry display topics are available:
13.1. Creating Displays of Solid-Model Entities
13.2. Changing the Specifications for Your Geometry Displays
13.1. Creating Displays of Solid-Model Entities
The following commands create displays of solid-model entities:
Table 13.1 Commands for Displaying Solid-Model Entities
Command
GUI Menu Paths
APLOT Main Menu> Preprocessor> Modeling> Operate>
Show Degeneracy> Plot Degen Areas
Utility Menu> Plot> Areas
Utility Menu> Plot> Specified Entities> Areas
EPLOT
Utility Menu> Plot> Elements
KPLOT Utility Menu> Plot> Keypoints
Purpose
Displays a plot of areas
Displays a plot of elements
Displays a plot of keypoints
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