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block

Set plotting options for the block decomposition plot.

Synopsis:

block option = value [,option = value, ...]

Arguments:

option

A plot option for the block plot. See table below.

value

A value associated with the matching option . See table below.

Option

Value

Value Meaning

Default Value

colors

{block# color [block# color ...]}

A list of block numbers and color names/indices. Color Names This specifies the colors to use for individual blocks.

lc

color, off .

Coloring method to use for plot. If the value is off , cycled coloring is used. If the value is a color name or color index, solid coloring is used. Color Names

off

legend

on, off

Whether or not a legend should be displayed with the plot.

on

ls

dash, dot,
dotdash, solid

Line style. Line Styles

solid

lt

1 <= integer <= 4

Number to indicate thickness. 1 is the most thin, and 4 is the thickest.

1.0

pop

pop

off

ptsize

positive real number

Number to be used as scale factor to change the size of the marker for points when point meshes are displayed.

.05

separate

on, off

Whether or not to separate the blocks in the internal and wireframe plots.

on

type

filled, internal, wireframe

The method to use when plotting the blocks.

filled

var

variable name

Name of variable to get mesh data from. If the name is default, then the first appropriate variable found in the current directory of the file will be used.

default

Description:

The block command sets the options used when generating a block decomposition plot, where each block (domain) is assigned a color based on its block number.

Note that this command does not change any existing block plots, only future ones.

Examples:

block type=wireframe, lt=3, ls=dash, separate=on

block var=mesh1

See Also:

plot , blocks


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