/DEVICE
/DEVICE, Label, KEY
Controls graphics device options.
LabelDevice function label:
BBOX
—
Bounding box mode. For PowerGraphics plots involving elements with /SHOW,x11 and /SHOW,win32, Mechanical APDL generally displays dynamic rotations faster. If KEY = 1 (ON), then a bounding box (not the elements) encompassing the model is displayed and rotated, rather than the element outlines (ON is default in preprocessing). When KEY = 0 (OFF), then dynamic rotations may be slower (Mechanical APDL redraws the element outlines) for plots involving elements with /SHOW,x11 and /SHOW,win32. OFF is default in postprocessing. This command is ignored if /EDGE,WN,1 is set for any WN. This is ignored in POST1 and SOLUTION plots.
For any PowerGraphics plots involving elements, regardless of /SHOW settings, plots will generally be displayed faster.
VECTOR
—
Vector mode. In vector mode, areas, volumes, elements, and postprocessing display geometries are shown as outlines (wireframes). When vector mode is off (default), these entities are shown filled with color.
DITHER
—
When dithering is turned on (default), color intensity transitions are smoothed. This selection a
applies only to smooth-shaded images, that is, Z-buffered (/TYPE), or raster plots with Gouraud or Phong shading (/SHADE).
ANIM
—
Select the animation type used on 2D devices on the PC platform. A
KEYvalue of BMP (or 0) sets animation mode to the Mechanical APDL animation controller (default). AKEYvalue of AVI (or 2) sets animation mode to AVI movie player file.FONT
—
Font selection for the Mechanical APDL graphics window. When
Label= FONT, the command format is: /DEVICE,FONT,KEY,Val1,Val2,Val3,Val4,Val5,Val6whereKEYdetermines the type of font being controlled, and values 1 through 6 control various font parameters. These values are device specific; using the same command input file (/INPUT) on different machines may yield different results.. The followingKEYvalues determine the font information that will be supplied to the appropriate driver (for example, Postscript, X11, Win32, JPEG, ...):KEY= 1—
The command controls the LEGEND (documentation column) font.
KEY= 2—
The command controls the ENTITY (node and keypoint number) font.
KEY= 3—
The command controls the ANNOTATION/GRAPH font.
Linux: — Values 1 through 4 are used to find a match in the X11 database of font strings. Values 1, 2, and 3 are character strings; value 4 is a nonzero integer:
Val1—
Family name (for example, Courier). If
Val1= MENU, all other values are ignored and a font selection menu appears (GUI must be active).Val2—
Weight (for example, medium)
Val3—
Slant (for example, r)
Val4—
Pixel size (for example, 14). Note that this value does no affect the annotation fonts (
KEY= 3). Use the /TSPEC command for annotation font size.Val5—
unused
Val6—
unused
PC: — The values are encoded in a PC logical font structure. Value 1 is a character string, and the remaining values are integers:
Val1—
Family name (for example, Courier*New) Substitute an asterisk (*) for any blank character that appears in a family name. If
Val1= MENU, all other values are ignored and a font selection menu appears (GUI must be active). When this value is blank, Mechanical APDL uses the first available resource it finds.Val2—
Weight (0 - 1000)
Val3—
Orientation (in tenths of a degree)
Val4—
Height (in logical units)
Val5—
Width (in logical units)
Val6—
Italics (0 = OFF, 1 = ON)
TEXT
—
Text size specification for the Mechanical APDL graphics window. Using this label with the /DEVICE command requires the following form: /DEVICE,TEXT,
KEY,PERCENT.KEY= 1 for LEGEND fonts;KEY= 2 for ENTITY fonts.PERCENTspecifies the new text size as a percent of the default text size. IfPERCENT= 100, the new text size is precisely the default size. IfPERCENT= 200, the new text size is twice the default text size.KEYControl key:
OFF or 0
—
Turns specified function off.
ON or 1
—
Turns specified function on or designates the LEGEND font.
2
—
Designates the ENTITY font.
3
—
Designates the ANNOTATION/GRAPH font.