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Set the color display of a post view

You select the color scheme when you create a post view or after you load the results into a post view. If you select a color display and no post view is present, the software creates a new post view using the selected color display and the first results in the Post Processing Navigator.

Set the color display when you create a post view

  1. In the Post Processing Navigator, under the solution node, right-click a solution, and choose New Post View.

  2. Select a display type. Contour Material ID Property ID Mesh

Set the color display from the Post View group of the Results tab

  1. In the graphics window or Post Processing Navigator, select a post view.

  2. Choose Results tab→Post View group and select a color display: Contour Plot MID Based Color PID Based Color Mesh Based Color

Set the color display from the Post Processing Navigator

  • In the Post Processing Navigator, right-click the post view node, choose Set color scheme basis, and select a color display.
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Source: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/doc/289054037/PL20200601120302950.advanced/xid1310179 · retrieved 2026-07-17