The 2D grid display options control which features of the grid are displayed. Each display feature associated with the grid is listed in the 2D Grid Display Options dialog which is accessed by selecting the Display Options command in the Display menu. Most of the items in the dialog represent features of the grid that can be displayed. The toggle next to the feature can be toggled on or off to control whether or not the feature is to be displayed. In addition, the window to the left of the toggle can be used to set the graphical attributes (line thickness, color, font, etc.) of the feature. The items are as follows:
The Nodes item is used to display grid nodes depending on the grid type. If the grid is cell-centered, a dot is displayed at the cell centers. If the grid is mesh-centered, a dot is displayed on the cell corners.
The Cell edges item is used to display the edges of grid cells. The cells are either drawn using the default cell color or the color of the material associated with each cell.
In addition to turning the display of cells on or off, you can temporarily hide grid cells.
3 options are available for the cell edges:
Auto- draws the material color if faces are not displayed. Uses black or white if the faces are displayed.
Specified- used the color specified next to the cell edges
Material- displays the material color of the cell
The Cell faces item causes the faces of the grid cells to be drawn as filled polygons.
The Inactive cells item is used to display cells which are inactive. If this option is turned off, inactive cells are not displayed. Inactive cells must be displayed before they can be selected.
The Grid boundary item is used to display a solid line around the perimeter of the grid. Displaying the boundary is useful when contours are being displayed with the cell edges turned off.
The Cell Numbers item is used to display the ID of each grid cell.
The Node Numbers item is used to display the ID of each grid node.
The Scalar Values item is used to display the scalar values of the active dataset for each node next to the node.
The IJ indices item is used to display the ij indices of each cell or node.
The IJ triad item is used to display a symbol at one of the corners of the grid showing the orientation of the ij axes.
The Texture Map Image Item is used to "drape" an image over the surface of the 2D Grid.
Related Links:
2D Grid Module