You can use the material orientation plot options to customize the appearance of material orientation plots. Select OptionsMaterial Orientation from the main menu bar to access the Material Orientation Plot Options dialog box. Click the following tabs to customize the appearance of material orientation plots in the current viewport:
Basic: Control render style and edge visibility.
Color & Style: The Color & Style page contains the following tabs:
Color & Style: Control the color, style, and thickness of model edges and the model fill color for shaded plots.
Triad: Control the visibility, color, length, thickness, and arrow appearance of the material orientation triad axes.
Labels: Control element, face, and node labels and node symbols.
Shape: Choose to display material orientation triads on the undeformed or the deformed shape.
Other: The Other page contains the following tabs:
Scaling: Control model scaling and shrinking.
Translucency: Control shaded render style translucency.
To learn how to customize the render style and other display characteristics of your material orientation plot, see Chapter 37, Customizing plot display.” For more information on selecting the results step, see Selecting a specific results step and frame, Section 24.2.1. For more information on selecting section point locations, see Selecting the location of output variables, Section 24.3.5.