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Material selection operator attributes menu item

This item pops up a window which allows you to set operator attributes for material selection operators. If you select a plot that has a material selection operator applied from the Active plots list in the MeshTV Main window, then anything you change and apply will affect selected plots. Plots not highlighted will not be changed, unless Apply operators to all plots toggle button is on, in which case all plots will be changed. If you select this item without selecting a plot first, and you try to apply changes, a Query window will pop up asking if you want to add a material selection operator so you can apply the changes you have made. Note that if you make changes in this window and then select a plot that has a material selection operator applied, your changes will be lost.

Material selection attributes window

The Material selection attributes window looks like Material selection attributes . The list of the Active materials will contain entries if you have opened a file which has materials in it. If you are using a file with a different number of materials, the list of Active materials might be different.

This window allows you to set the active materials assigned to existing or future material selection operators.

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.

Active materials list

This scrolled list contains all of the materials in the problem. A toggle button appears next to each material number, and the state of the toggle indicates whether the material is active. When the toggle is "pushed in," the material is active, and when it's "popped out," the material is inactive. Only active materials are plotted.

All button

Press this button to make all materials active, which is the default when MeshTV comes up. This is a quick way to make all your materials active, though you can also make materials active by "pushing in" the toggle button next to each material number.

None button

Press this button to make all materials inactive. You can use it when you want most materials to be inactive. First make them all inactive and then activate the ones you want by clicking on the toggle button next to them.