Use the Chart Options PropertyManager to set the parameters that control the look of the legend in the active plot. To access the Chart Options PropertyManager, right-click the active plot icon and select Chart Options or double-click the legend in the graphics area.
Show min annotation. Turns the display of the annotation of the minimum value of the plot on/off.
Show max annotation. Turns the display of the annotation of the maximum value of the plot on/off.
Display plot details. If checked, displays the model name, study name, plot type, and the deformation scale of a plot.
Show legend. Turns the display of the plot legend on/off.
Show Min/Max range on shown parts only. When checked, the program displays the minimum and the maximum values of the plot only on the shown parts.
Automatic.
If checked, picks the minimum (Min)
and the maximum (Max)
values of the chart automatically.
Defined.
If checked, you specify the minimum (Min)
and
the maximum (Max) values of the chart.
Predefined positions. Sets the position of the chart to a predefined position.
Horizontal from
left 
.Specify the horizontal distance from the
left of the graphics area as a percentage of the width of the window.
Vertical from
top 
. Specify the vertical distance from the top of
the graphics area as a percentage of the height of the window.
When this PropertyManager
is open, you can drag the chart in the graphics area to position it.
Width 
. Controls the thickness of the chart. Available options are:
Thick, Normal,
and Thin.
Number format
. Controls the display of the numeric values in the
chart. Available formats are: Scientific
(e), floating
(f), and general
(g).
No. of decimal
places 
. Sets the number of decimal places to be
displayed in the chart. You can specify up to 16 decimal places to be
displayed in a chart.
Default 
. Uses the default color map in the plot.
Rainbow 
. Uses the rainbow color map in the plot.
Gray Scale 
. Sets the gray scale gradient map. Use this option for black
and white printers.
User Defined. Defines up to 9 base colors. To define a base color, click on its box and choose a new color from the color palette. If the number of base colors you select here is equal to the number of chart colors, then only the selected colors will be used. In other words, no shades or color interpolation.
Flip. Reverses the color mapping.
No. of chart
colors 
. Sets the number of the colors used in the
chart (2 to 24).
Base color (User Defined). Displays the colors used in the user defined color map.
Specify color for values above yield limit. Select to set all stress values above the yield limit to a selected color. Click Edit color to change the color. Available only for von Mises stress plots of single body parts where the yield strength is defined.
To apply a predefined color map...
To define your own color map...
To plot a result on the shown parts only...
