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Isolines setup

The values set here are used as a default option in Drawing setup dialogues when the results on slabs are drawn in the form of isolines.

Styles – isolines / isobands

The style of isolines can be adjusted independently for different kind of representation of results (in centres of finite elements, averaged in nodes, non-averaged in nodes, averaged on macros). These settings are used if the results are displayed with the parameter Drawing set to Standard:

$image\IsolinesDrawingStandard.gif$

Averaged values in nodes

One colour	$image\IsolineAveragedValuesNodesOneColour.gif$
Smooth	$image\IsolineAveragedValuesNodesSmooth.gif$
Coloured mesh	$image\IsolineAveragedValuesNodesColouredMesh.gif$
Isolines	$image\IsolineAveragedValuesNodesIsolines.gif$
Isobands	$image\IsolineAveragedValuesNodesIsobands.gif$
Labelled isolines	$image\IsolineAveragedValuesNodesLabeledIsolines.gif$
Numbers	$image\IsolineAveragedValuesNodesNumbers.gif$

Constant (centre) values on elements

One colour	$image\IsolCentreValueOneColour.gif$
Colours	$image\IsolCentreValueColours.gif$
Numbers	$image\IsolCentreValueNumbers.gif$

Non-averaged values in nodes

One colour	$image\IsolNonAverNodesOneColour.gif$
Smooth	$image\IsolNonAverNodesSmooth.gif$
Isolines	$image\IsolNonAverNodesIsolines.gif$
Isobands	$image\IsolNonAverNodesIsobands.gif$
Labelled isolines	$image\IsolNonAverNodesLabeledIsolines.gif$
Numbers	$image\IsolNonAverNodesNumbers.gif$

Styles – arrows / vectors

$image\IsolinesDrawingTrajectories.gif$

Averaged values in nodes

One colour	$image\TrajectAverNodesOneColour.gif$
Colour	$image\TrajectAverNodesColour.gif$
Arrow	$image\TrajectAverNodesArrows.gif$
Coloured arrows	$image\TrajectAverNodesColouredArrows.gif$

Constant (centre) values on elements

One colour	$image\TrajectCentresOneColour.gif$
Colour	$image\TrajectCentresColour.gif$
Arrow	$image\TrajectCentresArrows.gif$
Coloured arrows	$image\TrajectCentresColouredArrows.gif$

Non-averaged values in nodes

One colour	$image\TrajectNonAverOneColour.gif$
Colour	$image\TrajectNonAverColour.gif$
Arrow	$image\TrajectNonAverArrows.gif$
Coloured arrows	$image\TrajectNonAverColouredArrows.gif$

Common properties

Display mesh	If ON, the finite element mesh is displayed.
Lighting	If ON, a light above the displayed surface is switched on. The colours get brighter.
Flat shading	The effect of shading is applied.
Number of isolines	Specifies the number of isolines used. The number must be from interval <1, 99>.

Surfaces with isolines

The isolines may be drawn on a "transparent" slab, on a slab in "background" or on a slab of "rendered" colour.

This option is useful if the slabs are in several levels and the view is so adjusted that one slab overlaps the other and hides a part of that slab from your view. See the pictures below.

Transparent	$image\IsolinesTransparent.gif$
Background	$image\IsolinesBackground.gif$
Rendered	$image\IsolinesRendering.gif$

Isobands style

Isolines	$image\IsobandsIsolines.gif$
Filled	$image\IsobandsFilled.gif$

Palette properties

Font	Defines the font of the palette.
Size	Specifies the font size for the palette.

Local extremes

This option allows the user to mark places where the displayed quantity reaches its local extreme. It is possible to display only "minimum peaks" or only the "maximum peaks" or both. Various description options are available.

Extreme

None

No values are displayed.

Local minimum and maximum

Both minimum and maximum are displayed.

Local minimum

Only minimum is displayed.

Local maximum

Only maximum is displayed.

Style

Transparent description

$image\IsolDescriptionTransparent.gif$