Mechanical APDL Basic Analysis Guide - Ansys

Chapter 13: Creating Geometry Displays
mix of speed and quality, while the “Coarse” or “Fine” selections provide
maximum speed or quality, respectively.
Type of Background The background choices are either blank, shaded, or textured. The shaded or
textured backgrounds will correspond to the colors found in the /COLOR
command or the textures found in the /TXTRE command. You specify these
items in the pull-down menus below the background selections.
Shaded Background Style This pull-down menu provides four choices for the shading progression of
background color.
Shaded Background Color This pull-down menu allows you to specify the background color according
to the color choices listed in the /COLOR command.
Background Texture This pull-down menu allows you to specify the background texture according
to the texture choices listed in the /TXTRE command.
Replot Upon OK/Apply Controls the application of replot after applying changes.
Note
The Best Quality Image macro modifies the color map. This can affect the color display on subsequent
plots. Once you have captured or plotted the image you should reset the color map by
activating either the “Reset to Previous” or “Reset to Global” functions found in the initial Best
Quality image menu. (Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Best Quality Image) You must issue a replot for
these functions.
13.2.3. Controlling Numbers and Colors
In ANSYS, item numbers and colors are usually related. By default, entities will not be numbered. Numbering
(and associated coloring, on appropriate devices) can be turned on and off using the following procedures.
13.2.3.1. Turning Item Numbers On and Off
You can use the /PNUM command (Utility Menu> PlotCtrls> Numbering) to turn numbering on and off
for these items:
• Nodes
• Elements
• Element coordinate systems
• Material types
• 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.
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