Click the Axes tab to customize the color and thickness of the graph axes of an X–Y plot. Your selections apply to both the X- and Y-axes; it is not possible to customize the axes individually.
Note: The color and thickness of the axes govern the color and thickness of the major and minor tick marks as well as the color of the numeric axes labels.
To customize the axis color and style of an X–Y plot:
Locate the axes Color & Style options.
Select Options
XY Plot from the main menu bar or click 
in the toolbox; then click the Axes tab in the dialog box that appears. The Color & Style options are at the top of the page.
Select the color of the axes.
Click the color sample 
.
ABAQUS/CAE displays the Select Color dialog box.
Use one of the methods in the Select Color dialog box to select a new color. For more information, see “Customizing colors,” Section 3.2.9.
Click OK to close the Select Color dialog box.
The color sample changes to the selected color. The new color does not appear in the viewport until you click OK or Apply in the XY Plot Options dialog box.
Select the thickness of the axes.
Click the Thickness button to reveal the axes thickness options.
In the thickness list, click the desired line thickness.
The specified line thickness appears on the Thickness button.
Click Apply to implement your changes.
The color and style of the axes of the X–Y plot in the current viewport change to reflect your specifications.
Your changes are saved for the duration of the session and will affect all subsequent plots in this mode.
