13.1. Creating Displays of Solid-Model Entities

The following commands create displays of solid-model entities:

Table 13.1: Commands for Displaying Solid-Model Entities

CommandPurpose
APLOT Displays a plot of areas
EPLOT Displays a plot of elements
KPLOT Displays a plot of keypoints
LAYPLOT Displays the layer stacking sequence and layer angle orientation of layered element types
LPLOT Displays a plot of lines
NPLOT Displays a plot of nodes
/REPLOT Re-executes the last display action executed
VPLOT Displays a plot of degenerated volumes

The controls you establish before you invoke these actions can also cause your displays to contain other information, such as lower-order entity numbers (for instance, node numbers associated with selected elements), loads, etc.