Plot Items

See Also

For plot commands, see Plot and also Command-Driven Plotting Workflow for guidance on use of commands in data or FISH files for plot construction and manipulation.

The table below alphabetically lists all plot items. Reference information for working with a plot item in the user interface is accessed by clicking on the item’s name.

Each code offers a specific conceptual approach to rendering its specific model objects; review the topics Visualizing PFC Model Objects and Visualizing FLAC3D Model Objects for details.

Plot Items Index

Name Description Used In
Attach Conditions Summary of current attach conditions. FLAC3D
Axes Reference axes indicating the current orientation of the plot. common
Ball Balls colored by attributes or properties. PFC
Ball CFD CFD balls colored by attributes or properties (PFC3D only). PFC
Ball Thermal Thermal balls colored by attributes or properties. PFC
Beam Beam information by label or value FLAC3D
Boundary Model boundary information FLAC3D
Cable Cable information by label or value FLAC3D
Clump Clumps colored by attributes or properties. PFC
Clump CFD CFD clumps colored by attributes or properties (PFC3D only). PFC
Clump Template Clump templates colored by attributes or properties. PFC
Clump Thermal Thermal clumps colored by attributes or properties. PFC
Contact Contacts colored by attributes or properties. PFC
Contact Thermal Thermal contacts colored by attributes or properties. PFC
DFN Fracture Contour Contour mechanical contact data on DFN fractures. PFC
Domain Domain geometry. PFC
Element CFD CFD elements colored by attributes or properties (PFC3D only). PFC
Face Zone Faces (all) FLAC3D
Factor of Safety Show the last-calculated factor of safety in the plot legend FLAC3D
Fracture Fractures colored by attributes or properties. common
Fracture Intersections Fracture intersections colored by attributes or properties. common
Fracture Rosette Fracture rosette chart. common
Fracture Stereonet Stereonet pole orientations. common
Geogrid Geogrid information by label or value FLAC3D
Geometry DXF, STL, GEOM, or other geometric data. common
Gp Fixity Gridpoint fixity conditions rendered as a line in the direction that has been fixed FLAC3D
History Chart A 2D chart of one or more histories that have been taken during model execution. common
History Locations The locations of histories currently being taken—if the history has an associated position. common
Interface Location, value, or label information for interfaces FLAC3D
IsoSurface Zone value data as isosurfaces FLAC3D
Labels One or more user-defined labels that have been created using the label command. common
Liner Liner information by label or value FLAC3D
Measure Draw measurement regions colored by attributes. PFC
Pile Pile information by label or value FLAC3D
Particle Trace The path taken by traced particles; may also contour the path according to its velocity magnitude. common
Profile Chart a grid attribute along a line defined in space FLAC3D
Rigid Block Rigid blocks colored by attributes or properties. PFC
Rigid Block Template Rigid block templates colored by attributes or properties PFC
Scalars User-defined scalar data. common
ScaleBox Box that assists with visualization of model extent and scale. common
Shell Shell information by label or value FLAC3D
Table Chart A 2D chart of one or more tables. common
Tensors User-defined tensor data. common
Tensors (Zone) Zone tensor data for stress or strain FLAC3D
Tracked Particles Paths of particles released into fluid flow field FLAC3D
Vectors User-defined vector data. common
Vectors (Structural Elements) Vector data for a selected structural element type FLAC3D
Vectors (Zone) Zone vector for a selected value FLAC3D
Wall Walls colored by attributes or properties. PFC
Wall Thermal Arrows corresponding to thermal walls’ vector attributes or properties. PFC
Water Table Location of the water table used to calculate pore pressures FLAC3D
Zone Zone information by label or value FLAC3D
Zone Group Surfaces Zone surfaces by group FLAC3D