You can customize the arrow color, maximum arrow length, arrow shaft thickness, and arrowhead appearance for symbol plot vector and tensor arrows.
To customize the arrow appearance:
Locate the vector or tensor Color & Style options.
Select Options
Symbol from the main menu bar or click 
in the toolbox; then click the Color & Style tab in the dialog box that appears.
Click the Vector tab if you are creating a vector symbol plot.
Click the Tensor tab if you are creating a tensor symbol plot.
Select the color or colors of your choice for the arrows in the plot.
If you are creating a vector plot
Click the color sample 
and select the color in which you want the variable or variable component arrows to appear. (For more information, see “Customizing colors,” Section 3.2.9.)
If you are creating a tensor plot
If you are plotting all principal components, click the color samples labeled Maximum principal, Mid principal, and Minimum principal and select the colors in which you want each arrow type to appear.
If you are plotting all direct components, click the color samples labeled 11, 22, and 33 and select the colors in which you want each arrow type to appear.
If you are plotting only one principal or direct component, click the color sample labeled Color and select the color in which you want the component arrows to appear.
Drag the Size slider to change the arrow length. The arrow size ranges from 1 to 30; the default arrow size is 6.
Your selection determines the size of the arrow representing the largest vector or tensor value in the plot. All other vector and tensor arrows in the plot will be scaled to that size.
Note: ABAQUS/CAE maintains one size setting for both vectors and tensors; you cannot change the size of one independently of the other.
Click the arrow next to the Thickness field, and select the arrow shaft thickness of your choice.
Click the arrow next to the Arrowhead field, and select the arrowhead design of your choice.
Click Apply to implement your changes.
The symbol plot vector or tensor arrows in the current viewport change to reflect your settings.
Your changes are saved for the duration of the session and will affect all subsequent symbol plots.
