Contour fill

Menu: View results->Contour fill
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This option allows the visualization of colored zones, in which a variable or a component varies between two defined values. GiD can use as many colors as permitted by the graphical capabilities of the computer. When a high number of colors is used, the variation of these colors looks continuous, but the visualization becomes slower unless the Fast-Rotation option is used. A menu of the variables to be represented will be shown, and the one that is chosen will be displayed using the default analysis and step selected.

Vectors will be unfolded into their X, Y, and Z components and module. Symmetrical matrix values will be unfolded into the S-xx component, S-yy component, S-zz component, S-xy component, S-yz component and S-xz component of the original matrix and also into the S-i component, S-ii component and S-iii component in 3D problems or angular variation in 2D problems. Any of these components can be selected to be visualized.

Contour fill is supported for results defined over nodes or gauss points.

If the gauss points results can be globally smoothed, then a Smoothed sub-menu will be added with a list of the gaussian results, see View results menu

When using results defined over gauss points, they are extrapolated to the nodes so that discontinuities can appear between adjacent elements. If the gauss points results cannot be extrapolated to the nodes, they are drawn as colored spheres. The radius and detail level of these spheres can be configured as well (see Mesh elements).
Go to Preferences --> Postprocess --> Contour fill and lines to set and manage contour fill and lines options, like the number of colors, the color map used, etc. Contour fill and lines
Go to Preferences --> Postprocess --> Legend and comments to manage the legend options, like size and style. Legends and comments

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