DGContourOptions object

The DGContourOptions object stores values and attributes associated with a contour plot. The DGContourOptions object has no constructor command. Abaqus creates an odbDisplayOptions.contourOptions member when a display group instance is created, using values from odbDisplay.contourOptions.

The following topics are discussed:

Access

session.viewports[name].assemblyDisplay.displayGroupInstances[name]\
.odbDisplayOptions.contourOptions
session.viewports[name].layers[name].assemblyDisplay\
.displayGroupInstances[name].odbDisplayOptions.contourOptions
session.viewports[name].layers[name].odbDisplay\
.displayGroupInstances[name].odbDisplayOptions.contourOptions
session.viewports[name].layers[name].partDisplay\
.displayGroupInstances[name].odbDisplayOptions.contourOptions
session.viewports[name].odbDisplay.displayGroupInstances[name]\
.odbDisplayOptions.contourOptions
session.viewports[name].partDisplay.displayGroupInstances[name]\
.odbDisplayOptions.contourOptions

Members

The DGContourOptions object can have the following members:

contourMethod

A SymbolicConstant specifying the contour rendering method. Possible values are TEXTURE_MAPPED and TESSELLATED. The default value is TEXTURE_MAPPED.

tickmarkPlots

A Boolean specifying whether tick mark plots should be displayed on line-type elements. If tickmarkPlots=ON, Abaqus displays a tick mark plot. If tickmarkPlots=OFF, Abaqus displays contours on the element faces. The default value is OFF.

contourStyle

A SymbolicConstant specifying the interval style of the contour plot. Possible values are CONTINUOUS and UNIFORM. The default value is UNIFORM.

contourEdges

A Boolean specifying whether to plot the edges of each contour interval when contourType=BANDED or ISOSURFACE. The default value is OFF.

contourEdgeStyle

A SymbolicConstant specifying the edge line style to be used to plot the contour edges when contourType=BANDED or ISOSURFACE. Possible values are SOLID, DASHED, DOTTED, and DOT_DASH. The default value is SOLID.

contourEdgeThickness

A SymbolicConstant specifying the edge line thickness to be used to plot the edge of the contour intervals when contourType=BANDED or ISOSURFACE. Possible values are VERY_THIN, THIN, MEDIUM, and THICK. The default value is VERY_THIN.

averagedOrientationDisplay

A Boolean specifying the display of the nodal averaged coordinate systems used when averaging element vector or tensor data. The default value is OFF.

matchingPlyLabels

A Boolean specifying whether the label for the matching ply shows up in the viewport. The default value is OFF.

colorByMatchingPlies

A Boolean specifying whether the contour color is driven by the matching ply. The default value is OFF.

tickmarkAxisLength

A SymbolicConstant specifying the length of the tick mark plot axes. Possible values are SHORT, MEDIUM, and LONG. The default value is MEDIUM.

tickmarkBaseValue

A Float specifying the base contour value defining the tick mark axis contour value that intersects the elements. Possible values are autoMinValue ≤ tickmarkBaseValue ≤ autoMaxValue. The default value is 0.0.

tickmarkOrientation

A SymbolicConstant specifying the orientation of the tick mark plots. Possible values are N1 and N2. The default value is N2.

edgeColorLine

A String specifying the edge color to be used when contourType=LINE. The default value is "White".

edgeColorBandedQuilt

A String specifying the edge color to be used when contourType=BANDED or QUILT. The default value is "Black".

contourEdgeColor

A String specifying the color to be used to plot the contour edges when contourType=BANDED or ISOSURFACE. The default value is "Grey60".

tickmarkCurveColor

A String specifying the color to be used to plot the tick mark curve. The default value is "Cyan".

intervalLineAttributes

A tuple of tuples of SymbolicConstants specifying the line style and line thickness for each interval in the plot when contourType=LINE. The size of the outer sequence must be equal to numIntervals-1. The inner sequence consists of two SymbolicConstants specifying the line style and line thickness. For possible values, refer to the edgeLineStyle and edgeLineThickness members of the DGCommonOptions object. The default is ((SOLID, VERY_THIN), ).