Manage the Legend Display

  1. Open the Contour panel in the following ways:
    • From the Results toolbar, click Contour .
    • Select Plot > Contour from the Results menu.
  2. From the Contour panel, under Legend threshold, activate the Max check box and enter the value to be assigned to the highest color in the contour plot.
    The new value is also changed in the Values section of the Edit Legend dialog.
    Note: If a value entered for threshold Max is invalid, it will not be applied and the panel will be updated to reflect the actual state.
  3. Activate the Min check box and enter the value to be assigned to the lowest color in the contour plot.
    The new value is also changed in the Values section of the Edit Legend dialog.
    Note: If a value entered for threshold Min is invalid, it will not be applied and the panel will be updated to reflect the actual state.
  4. For Multiplier, enter the multiplier for scaling all the result values.
    An additional line will be added to the legend if a multiplier value is entered.
  5. For Offset, enter value that will affect the contour value, contour min/max, and the legend min/max.
    An additional line will be added to the legend if a multiplier value is entered.
    The offset value option can be useful for:
    • Converting temperatures from Kelvin to Celsius
    • Converting temperatures from Kelvin to Fahrenheit (by using the offset and multiplier options)
    • Calculating factor of safety as (1 – stress/allowableStress) etc.
    Note: The multiplier takes effect first, therefore you can perform operations like y=mx + C on the contour (where m is the multiplier and C is the offset).
  6. Click the Edit Legend button.
    Opens the Edit Legend dialog, where you can change legend properties.