This section describes how to customize a contour plot. Abaqus/CAE offers numerous options for you to control the contour type, limits, intervals, and colors.
To learn how to customize the render style, translucency, or model edge characteristics of your contour plot, see Customizing plot display. For information on adding nodal-averaged orientations to your contour plot, see Displaying nodal-averaged orientations. For information on customizing an envelope plot, see Selecting section point data by category. For information on the computation of result values, see Understanding how results are computed.
Choosing line-, banded-, quilt-, or isosurface-type contours Stylizing line-type contours Customizing banded- and isosurface-type contours Contouring line-shaped elements with tick mark contour plots Customizing tick mark contour plots Choosing the contour method Setting contour limits Annotating the minimum and maximum contour values Controlling how Abaqus/CAE computes contour limits Customizing contour colors Creating a new color spectrum Customizing contour intervals