Here a surface is drawn that ties a fixed value inside a volume mesh; for surface meshes a line is drawn. To create isosurfaces there are several options:
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Exact:
After choosing a result or a result component of the current analysis and step, you can input several fixed values and then for each given value an isosurface is drawn.
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Automatic:
Similarly, after choosing a result or a result component, you are asked for the number of isosurfaces to be created. GiD calculates the values between the Minimum and the Maximum (these are not included).
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Automatic Width:
After choosing a result or result component, you are asked for a width. This width is used to create as many isosurfaces as are needed between the Minimum and Maximum defined values (these are included).
Several configuration options can be accessed via the Options
menu.
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Display Style:
For isosurfaces there is also a Display Style option, like for Volumes/Surfaces/Cuts. The available options are: All Lines, Hidden Lines, Body, Body Lines (see Display Style
).
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Render:
The render option for isosurfaces renders the surfaces Flat or Normal (see Display Style
).
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Transparency:
The isosurfaces can be set to Transparent or Opaque (see Display Style
).
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Convert to cuts:
Another interesting option is Convert To Cuts. With this options all the isosurfaces drawn will be turned into cuts, so that they can be saved, read, and have results drawn over them.