CFX-post, Is it possible to edit legend colour limits values?

SS460 · September 16, 2011, 15:08

Hi,
In CFX-post, Is it possible to edit legend color limits values?
In static structural workbench, it is possible to specify the limits for each color, for example the red orange colour to start at 30 and ends at 50.

In CFX-post, it looks like it is not possible?

Regards

ghorrocks · September 17, 2011, 07:04

Yes you can do this. But rather than clicking on the legend you have to select the tree item you wish to adjust, change it over to manual min/max (can't remember the exact name of the option) and type in your desired values.

SS460 · September 17, 2011, 09:29

Thanks dear ghorrocks
You are doing wonderful work in this forum

It looks like I didn't deliver the idea clearly,
I want to specify the range for each colour in the legend,
The "User specified" option allows me to adjust the minimum and maximum values of the legend only.

Regards

ghorrocks · September 18, 2011, 07:40

Quote:

You are doing wonderful work in this forum

Thanks - if I can help I try to do so.

Quote:

I want to specify the range for each colour in the legend

CFD-Post does not have an equivalent to the workbench function here. All I can suggest is to define a custom colour map.

singer1812 · September 19, 2011, 09:23

You can do this using "Value List" instead of the other options. Down side to this it can get cumbersome to implement, particularly if you have alot of values or contour colors you want to use

ghorrocks · September 19, 2011, 19:17

Good point. If you have lots of values you could set it up using CFD-Post CEL or a session file.

SS460 · September 21, 2011, 15:38

Thanks for your help dear colleagues

That "Value list" involves writing commands manually?
I found the "Session" tab but it looks like it requires written commands.

I think they should consider making it as simple as in static structural workbench, because you may want to compare the fluid behaviour for same model under different cases, and having values ranges adjusted automatically reduces the ability of having easy visual comparison.

Best regards

ghorrocks · September 21, 2011, 19:06

The easiest way to do a session file is to record a session file doing something close to what you want to do then edit it. You don't write them from scratch.

SS460 · September 22, 2011, 11:16

Thank you ghorrocks
I appreciate your great efforts.

Have a nice day

hesamking · October 31, 2013, 11:12

Double click Default Legend View 1 listed under User Locations and Plots to access the corresponding
Details view.
Modify the settings in the Definitions and the Appearance

September 16, 2011, 15:08	CFX-post, Is it possible to edit legend colour limits values?	#1
SS460 New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 14	Hi, In CFX-post, Is it possible to edit legend color limits values? In static structural workbench, it is possible to specify the limits for each color, for example the red orange colour to start at 30 and ends at 50. In CFX-post, it looks like it is not possible? Regards

September 17, 2011, 07:04		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,744 Rep Power: 143	Yes you can do this. But rather than clicking on the legend you have to select the tree item you wish to adjust, change it over to manual min/max (can't remember the exact name of the option) and type in your desired values. EnricoCrobu and ronithstanly like this.

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September 17, 2011, 09:29		#3
SS460 New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 14	Thanks dear ghorrocks You are doing wonderful work in this forum It looks like I didn't deliver the idea clearly, I want to specify the range for each colour in the legend, The "User specified" option allows me to adjust the minimum and maximum values of the legend only. Regards

September 19, 2011, 09:23		#5
singer1812 Senior Member Edmund Singer P.E. Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 511 Rep Power: 20	You can do this using "Value List" instead of the other options. Down side to this it can get cumbersome to implement, particularly if you have alot of values or contour colors you want to use

September 19, 2011, 19:17		#6
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,744 Rep Power: 143	Good point. If you have lots of values you could set it up using CFD-Post CEL or a session file.

September 21, 2011, 15:38		#7
SS460 New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 14	Thanks for your help dear colleagues That "Value list" involves writing commands manually? I found the "Session" tab but it looks like it requires written commands. I think they should consider making it as simple as in static structural workbench, because you may want to compare the fluid behaviour for same model under different cases, and having values ranges adjusted automatically reduces the ability of having easy visual comparison. Best regards

September 21, 2011, 19:06		#8
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,744 Rep Power: 143	The easiest way to do a session file is to record a session file doing something close to what you want to do then edit it. You don't write them from scratch.

September 22, 2011, 11:16		#9
SS460 New Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 14	Thank you ghorrocks I appreciate your great efforts. Have a nice day

October 31, 2013, 11:12		#10
hesamking Member Hesam Moghaddam Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 49 Rep Power: 14	Double click Default Legend View 1 listed under User Locations and Plots to access the corresponding Details view. Modify the settings in the Definitions and the Appearance