17.2.4. Spatial Varying Displacements

You can also apply spatial varying displacements, which have the following additional or unique characteristics:

  • Edge scoping is available.

  • Displacements are shown as vectors instead of contours except if you choose Normal To the surface. Vectors are only displayed if the model has been meshed. The vector arrows are color-coded to indicate their value. A contour band is included for interpretation of the values. The contour band is the vector sum of the possible three vector components and therefore will only display positive values.

  • For one Displacement object, you can select up to three displacement components that can all vary using the same direction. If an additional direction is required, you can use an additional Displacement object.

  • A constant value and a table cannot be used in different components. A table will be forced in any component having a constant value if another component has a table.