CST2013: Color Ramp

View: View Options Colors Color Ramp

In this dialog you may change the coloring of the field plots.

Scalar color mapping frame

Rainbow: The default color ramp.

Fire, Inspire: Use these settings for a dark background.

Far Fire: Especially for farfield plots on dark background.

Gray: Can be used for a grayscale hardcopy.

Please note that if the phase of a field component of a farfield is plotted, the color mapping switches automatically to a color map optimized for phase plots. In this case, you cannot select among the described color maps. Furthermore, stretching and squeezing of the color ramp as described below is also disabled.

Ramp style frame

Choose the look of the color bar that is plotted below or beside your field plot or hidden.

Scaling frame

Stretch color ramp: The range 0..max is stretched to –max..max.

Squeeze color ramp: The range –max..max is squeezed to 0..max and inverted to –max..0.

None: The color ramp is neither squeezed nor stretched.

Options frame

Contour values: Set here the number of contour values. A higher value results in a smoother coloring. This value does only apply for 2D / 3D contour plots and 3D farfield plots.

Invert color ramp: The color ramp is mirrored in the middle.

Draw contour lines: Check here to outline the contour values with black lines between the color steps. This does only apply for 2D / 3D contour plots and 3D farfield plots.

Enhance contrast: Check here to enhance the difference of neighboring contour values by changing the luminance. This does only apply for 2D / 3D contour plots and 3D farfield plots.

OK

Accepts your settings and leaves the dialog box.

Apply

Accepts your settings without leaving the dialog box.

Cancel

Closes this dialog box without performing any further action.

Help

Shows this help text.