Interface Plot Item

Description

Location, value, or label information for interfaces.

Attributes

Type

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Set which interfaces to show.

Type: Select from the choices: “Location” to display interface locations; “Contour” to display contour of values on the interface elements, or “Slip” to display locations of slip on interface elements.

The attribute following will follow from the selection made here. It allows selection of which available contour or slip state to display.

Table 1: Selection Options for Location/Contour/Slip
Location Contour Byᴬ Slip Byᴮ
Locationᴸ Node Extraᵉ Normal
  Normal Displacement Shear
  Normal Stress  
  Penetration  
  Propertyᵖ  
  Shear Displacement  
  Shear Stress  
Key:
ᴸA “Location” attribute contains options for “Color By”, “Solid”, “Color-List” and “Line”
ᵉAn “Index” attribute follows
ᵖA “Property” attribute follows
ᴬAll “ContourBy” options provide a “Polygons” and “Cut-Line” attribute
ᴮAll “SlipBy” options provide a “Polygons”, “Cut-Line”, “Color-List” and “Line” attribute

Hide-Null

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Do not show null items in the plot. See the standard hide-null control description for details.

Map

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Map the item to new model coordinates. See the standard map control description for details.

Def-fac

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Set the deformation factor. See the standard def-fac control description for details.

Polygons

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Set properties of item facets. See the standard polygons control description for details.

Transparency

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Set the transparency of the plot item. See the standard transparency control description for details.

Legend

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Set item labeling in the plot legend. See the standard legend control description for details.

Beneath Title, the Interface plot item also provides controls in Legend for Count, Color-List, Map, and Def-Fac.