Block plot attributes menu item
This item pops up a window that allows you to set plot attributes for block plots. If you select a block plot from the
Active plots
list in the MeshTV
Main
window, then attributes you change and apply will be applied to the selected plot. Unselected block plots will not be changed. If you select this item without selecting a block plot first, you will have to select a block plot before you can apply the changes. Note that if you make any changes in this window and then select a block plot, the attributes of the selected plot will replace your changes.
You can modify the default settings for attributes of future plots by opening this window, making your changes, and then pressing the
Make default
button. This affects only future plots, not existing ones, and stays in effect only for the remainder of the current MeshTV session unless you also select
Save settings
from the
File
menu.
Block plot attributes window
The
Block plot attributes
window looks like
Block plot attributes
, if you are using MeshTV's defaults. If you aren't, the values might be different.
This window allows you to set the attributes assigned to existing or future block plots. The attributes include things like line width, style, and color, and the ability to change the fill type.
If you don't see a description for an item in this window, check in the Shared items section near the front of the chapter.
Separate toggle button
When viewing a mesh using type
Internal
or type
Wireframe
, often the lines or polygons can overlap each other, making it more difficult to determine the true color to which each block corresponds. Use this toggle button to separate each block by a small amount and prevent the blocks from overlapping.