Customizing a material orientation plot

You will now customize your material orientation plot by changing the color and length of the material orientation triad axes.

  1. From the main menu bar, select OptionsMaterial Orientation.

    The Material Orientation Plot Options dialog box appears.

  2. In this dialog box, do the following:
    1. Click the color sample for the 1-axis color.

      Abaqus/CAE displays the Select Color dialog box.

    2. Click the RGB tab; and set the red, green, and blue values to 255, 0, and 0, respectively.

      Tip: You can also select red from the colors near the bottom of the dialog box or use any of the other available selection methods.

    3. Click OK to accept your selection and to close the Select Color dialog box.
    4. Repeat the preceding three steps for the 2-axis color, changing it to blue (RGB 0, 0, 255).
    5. Drag the Size slider to reduce the length of the triad axes.
  3. Click OK to apply your changes and to close the Material Orientation Plot Options dialog box.

    The customized material orientation plot appears, as shown in Figure 1.

    Figure 1. Customized material orientation plot.