This item pops up a window which allows you to set operator attributes for reflect operators. If you select a plot that has a reflect 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 reflect plot 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 reflect operator applied, your changes will be lost.
You can modify the default settings for attributes for future operators by pulling up this window, making your changes, and pressing the Make default button. This affects only operators applied in the future, not already applied ones, and stays in effect only for the remainder of the current MeshTV session unless you also select Save settings from the File menu.
The
Reflect plot attributes
window looks like
Reflect attributes
, if you are using MeshTV's defaults. If you aren't, the values might be different.
This window allows you to specify where plots will appear. Clicking on a box, which highlights it, indicates that you want the plot to appear in that section.
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.
The top right quadrant of this section is the normal area to which MeshTV displays. For 2D problems, the Positive Z section is the only one that applies, whereas for 3D problems, the Positive Z section applies to the "front" of the screen. To reflect a plot into the lower right section, click the box to highlight it and then click Apply button . If you wish the plot to appear in just the lower right, then you must also click on the upper right box to remove the highlight. (And if you're doing 3D, you must make sure no boxes are highlighted in the Negative Z area.) Likewise, to reflect a plot into the upper left or lower left quadrants, you must click on those boxes and then press Apply button .
This section applies only to 3D plots, and it represents reflecting to the "back" of the screen. To reflect a plot into the back, lower right quadrant, click the lower right box to highlight it and then click Apply button . If you wish the plot to appear in just the back lower right, then you must make sure no other boxes are highlighted, including boxes in the Positive Z area. (If a box is already highlighted, just click on it again to remove the highlight.) Likewise, to reflect a plot into the upper left or lower left quadrants, you must click on those boxes and then press Apply button .