Plot 3D is a presentation
of scalar values of meshes lying on a cutting plane. The relief and coloring
of the resulting presentation both correspond to the values applied to
the cells of the mesh.Plot 3D is a presentation
of scalar values of meshes lying on a cutting plane. The relief and coloring
of the resulting presentation both correspond to the values applied to
the cells of the mesh.
- Right-click on one of the time stamps of the field in the Object browser and from the pop-up menu choose Plot 3D, or
- Click on one of the
time stamps of the field in the Object browser and select from the main
menu Visualization > Plot 3D,
or click 
icon in
the Visualization Toolbar.
Plot 3D Definition tab allows you to set additional parameters of your Plot 3D presentation:
Orientation radio buttons allow to set the orientation of cut plane in 3D space. You should select two of three axis (XY, YZ, or ZX) in which the plane will be located in 3D space. If the mesh is 2D this functionality is disable, as there exist only one plane for a Plot 3D.
Rotations of the planes in 3d space around the axes of the selected orientation. (The angle of rotation is set in degrees.)
Position - allows to select the position of the plane in the object (ranging from 0 to 1). The value 0.5 corresponds to cutting by halves.
Relative check box allows to increase / decrease the value by decimal steps.
Scale Factor - visualization scaling of all vector values applied to the cells of the mesh.
Presentation type:
Surface - Plot 3D will be represented with a smooth surface.
Contour - Plot 3D will be represented with a set of contours
Number of contours - allows to define the number of contours (active when Contour presentation type is selected).
Preview cutting plane checkbox allows to see the position of the cutting plate in the Viewer while defining the presentation.
Scalar Bar tab allows to define the parameters of the scalar bar displayed with this presentation (see also).
After you have finished with setting these parameters, click OK. Your presentation will be immediately displayed in the viewer:
