Rotating 3D Plots

When you use a Grid calculation type you can plot the diagram in 3D.

Plot Type: Heat Map, Contour, and 3D and Calculation Types in Graphical Mode

3D Plots with additional functionality are also available with the Add-on Additive Manufacturing (AM) Module. The information is described separately and included with the Module's documentation.

In the Visualizations window after you create the 3D plot:

  • Rotate the diagram automatically. Double-click in the Visualizations window and the diagram rotates clockwise. Left-click once to stop the automatic rotation.
  • Rotate the diagram manually. Left-click and hold the mouse and move it around the Visualizations window.
  • Scroll the mouse wheel/use your fingers on a trackpad to zoom on the Z-axis values.
  • Right-click and move the mouse to shift the surface up or down without zooming.
  • To reset the plot to its default view click Perform Tree to regenerate the plot.

In the short video the order of operations:

  1. Double-clicked to rotate followed by a single left-click to stop rotation.
  2. Left-clicked and moved the mouse to manually rotate the diagram.
  3. Scrolled the mouse wheel to zoom on the Z-axis values.
  4. Right-clicked and moved the mouse to shift the surface up or down without zooming.
  5. Repeated sequence.