MotionView User's Guide

Options Dialog - Appearance Tab (MotionView)

Options Dialog - Appearance Tab (MotionView)

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Options Dialog - Appearance Tab (MotionView)

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Display options such as background color, foreground color, and mesh lines are set from the Options dialog.  To open this dialog, select Options from the Tools menu, and then click Appearance on the tree.

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Options dialog – Appearance

The following options are available:

Colors

To change the color of one of the following features, click on a color box, select a new color from the palette, and click OK.


Mesh lines

Changes the mesh line color.


Global X/Y/Z Axis

Changes the colors of the global X, Y, and Z axes.


Foreground

Changes the color of the foreground, global triad, and time step label.  The default setting is white.


Background 1

Changes the first background color for a graphic window.  The default setting for the graphic window background is blue.  For printouts, the background is always white.


Background 2

Changes the second background color for a graphic window.  The default setting for the graphic window background is gray.


Background gradient

Allows you to set and change the background gradient for a graphic window.  Click on one of the available options to change the background gradient.


Parametric field background

Changes the background color of all parametric fields.

Show

Global axes

The global axes can be displayed in the lower left corner of the MotionView window.  Click the Global axes check box to toggle the display of the axes on or off.


Model Title

The model title can be displayed at the top of the window.  Click the Model Title check box to toggle the display of the title on or off.

Image Capture

Reverse video

Reverses the background color to white and the text to black.  This provides better quality for printing and image capturing.