ABAQUS/CAE User's Manual


29.6.4 Customizing the appearance of an X–Y curve

Use the XY Curve Options dialog box to customize the color, style, and thickness of the line used to represent an X–Y data object in an X–Y plot. Figure 29–38 illustrates some of the ways in which X–Y data curves can be customized.

Figure 29–38 X–Y plot with customized curves.

The color, style, and thickness that you select appear along the curve and in the legend. The customizing options are available only when Show line is toggled on.

To customize the appearance of a curve in an X–Y plot:

  1. Locate the Curves options.

    From the main menu bar, select OptionsXY Curve; the XY Curve Options dialog box appears.

  2. From the XY Data field, select one or more X–Y curves whose attributes you wish to customize.

    Note:  To make an X–Y curve available for selection, you must first plot it.

    The customization options you choose will apply to all of the curves you have selected; if you want to vary the appearance of multiple curves, you must customize them one at a time.

  3. Toggle Show line to display or suppress the line representing each selected X–Y curve.

    When Show line is on, the curve is displayed and the line attribute options are enabled.

  4. Choose the line style:

    1. Click the Style button to reveal the line style options (solid, dashed, etc.).

    2. From the style list, click the desired line style.

      The specified line style appears on the Style button.

  5. Choose the line thickness:

    1. Click the Thickness button to reveal the line thickness options.

    2. From the thickness list, click the desired line thickness.

      The specified thickness appears on the Thickness button.

  6. Choose the line color:

    1. Click the color sample .

      ABAQUS/CAE displays the Select Color dialog box.

    2. 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.

    3. 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.

  7. Click Apply to implement your changes.

    In the plot and in the legend, the line representing each selected X–Y curve changes to reflect your specifications. For more information on the legend, see “Customizing the legend,” Section 37.1.

Your changes are saved for the duration of the session and will affect all subsequent X–Y plots of this data.


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