/CTYPE

/CTYPE, KEY, DOTD, DOTS, DSHP, TLEN
Specifies the type of contour display.

Compatible Products: – | Pro | Premium | Enterprise | Ent PP | Ent Solver | DYNA

KEY

Type of display:

0

 — 

Standard contour display.

1

 — 

Isosurface display.

2

 — 

Particle gradient display.

3

 — 

Gradient triad display.

DOTD

Maximum dot density for particle gradient display (KEY = 2). Density is expressed as dots per screen width (defaults to 30).

DOTS

Dot size for particle gradient display (KEY = 2). Size is expressed as a fraction of the screen width (defaults to 0.0 (single dot width)).

DSHP

Spherical dot shape precision for particle gradient display (KEY = 2). (3-D options are supported only on 3-D devices):

0

 — 

Flat 2-D circular dot.

1

 — 

Flat-sided 3-D polyhedron.

n

 — 

3-D sphere with n (>1) polygon divisions per 90° of radius.

TLEN

Maximum length of triads for gradient triad display (KEY = 3). Value is expressed as a fraction of the screen width (defaults to 0.067).

Command Default

Standard contour display.

Notes

Use /CTYPE,STAT to display the current settings. Only the standard contour display [/CTYPE,0) and the isosurface contour display [/CTYPE,1] are supported by PowerGraphics [/GRAPHICS,POWER].

This command is valid in any processor.

Menu Paths

Utility Menu>PlotCtrls>Style>Contours>Contour Style

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