D3PLOT 22.1
The Trace Control Panel
The Trace control panel
The steps to be gone through are:
-
Select the entity type to trace from the
popup (select from Node, Airbag Particle or SPH element).
-
Use
to define the entities
for which you want traces. These can be typed in by label or screen
picked.
-
Turn the tracer switch
and traces
will be added to your plots.
- You can add more entities at any time using , and likewise delete traces using
The meaning of the remaining controls is as follows. Click on an item to go to its detailed description.
| Trace Type | Set the type of entity to select (Nodes, Airbag Particles and SPH elements) |
| Trace Colour | Sets the colour to be used. May be fixed or based on data values at the node. |
| Trace width | Trace line width. May be fixed or based on dat avalues |
| Trace length | How many points prior to the current node position are shown. |
| Solid / Faded line | The line can be solid along its length, or can fade out. |
| Line and symbol display | The line itself is always shown, but you can also choose to show the current and previous symbols |
| Hidden / wireframe mode |
In hidden mode the lines are subject to hidden surface removal, ie they co-exist with other items. In wireframe mode they are effectively drawn on top of any structure and will always be visible. |
| Export to XY_PLOT | Make a graph of the global co-ordinates of the nodes at each time-state. |
