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Post-processing > Displaying results in post views

Create a post view

Create a new post view

  1. If necessary, load results into the Post Processing Navigator. For more information, see Load and unload results.

  2. Create the new post view:To display the first results using a selected color display, in the Post Processing Navigator, right-click a solution node and choose New Post View. Select a color display.For more information about color displays, see Color displays in post views.To display the first results and automatically use the default contour plot color display, in the Post Processing Navigator, double-click a solution node.To display a particular result and use the default contour plot color display, in the Post Processing Navigator, right-click the result or result component node and choose Plot.Note: If only one viewport is displayed, the software replaces the existing post view with the new post view.

Clone an existing post view

Creates a copy of a post view. The cloned post view is saved in the active work layout state as well as any of its display changes.

A layout with more than one viewport must be displayed in the graphics window for the command to be available.

  1. In the Results tab, from the Layout group, select a layout with two or more viewports.

  2. In the Post Processing Navigator, right-click a post view and choose Clone Post View.

  3. In the graphics window, select the post view in which to copy the post view.

How do I

Set the color display of a post view

Set up the display of a contour plot post view

Set the display of material, property, and mesh-based post view

Overlay post views

Restore or delete undisplayed contour plots

Switch between the model view and contour plots

Measure distance between nodes

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