AM Visualizations Window Plot Toolbar

The Visualizations window by default has tabs included to help you visualize both the set up using the available Calculators (e.g. AM Calculator, Diffusion Calculator, and Precipitation Calculator) and the results that are calculated via a Plot Renderer or Table Renderer. For 2D plots, you can also view data by clicking the Table View button.

Rotate, Zoom, and Pan 3D Plots: AM Calculations

Working with AM Visualizations

Button	Name	Action
	Zoom to heat source position	Click to zoom to the heat source.
	Set view to 3D	Click to reset the view where you zoom out to see the whole geometry.
	Set view direction to YZ, XZ, or XY	Click to orient to a side view in the YZ-axes direction. XZ-axes direction. XY-axes direction.
	Azimuth rotation, Ctrl+ for invert rotation	Click to rotate around the free axis. Press and hold CTRL + click the mouse to control the direction turned.
	Elevation rotation, Ctrl+ for invert rotation	Click to rotate around the free axis. Press and hold CTRL + click the mouse to control the direction turned.
	Roll rotation, Ctrl+ for invert rotation	Rotate around the free axis Click Ctl+button to control the direction turned
	Save camera view angle and zoom level	There are two attributes that are saved when the Save camera view angle and zoom level button is clicked. The view angle of the camera and the zoom level. Then when you click the Apply saved camera view and zoom level , it mirrors the view angle of the camera and the zoom level. This is available for any 3D plot tab on the Visualizations window. Only one camera position can be saved/retained at any time for use.
	Apply saved camera view angle and zoom level	First use the Save camera view angle and zoom level to save the desired view. Then click the Apply saved camera view and zoom level button to mirror the view angle of the camera and the zoom level. This is available for any 3D plot tab on the Visualizations window. Only one camera position can be saved/retained at any time for use.
	Show grid	Click to turn on and off the mesh grid.
	Show heat source	Click to show and hide the heat source. This button also toggles displaying the Heat Source Intensity (W/mm²) legend on and off in the plot area.
	Mirror geometry	When in steady state you only see half the geometry. Click to show the whole geometry, click again to show half the geometry.
—	Hide layers	Enter a number of layers to hide
	Show Outer Box	Click to turn on and off the outer box geometry.
	Show line between powder and solid	Click to turn on and off a line and plane around the powder layer thickness.
	Show Size of the Melt Pool	Click to show or hide the melt pool. This is the same thing as showing the size of the liquidus iso-surface plot. When clicked you also see the measurements in the Event Log window and shows on the Visualizations window.
	Show Size of Melt Pool plus Mushy Zone	Click to show or hide the melt pool and mushy zone. This is the same thing as showing the size of the solidus iso-surface plot. When clicked you also see the measurements in the Event Log window and shows on the Visualizations window.
	Show Manual Ruler	Click to use the manual ruler to measure the melt flow. Double click each time to add the start and end points. To align a ruler on the x-, y-, or z- axis: Hold CTRL when adding or moving the end point. The ruler snaps to the closest point on the same axis. To move a ruler: Click and hold a point, then drag to reposition. Right-click a point to delete it.