The Visualization module offers several distinct types of plots for viewing your model and results. These plot types are:
Undeformed shape
Deformed shape
Contour
Symbol
Material orientation
History or X–Y data
Time history animation
Scale factor animation
Harmonic animation
Each of these plots corresponds to a plot state. Plot states are important because some of the customization options provided by the Visualization module pertain only to a particular plot state.