Selecting a Data Set for Plots
Almost every plot type’s Settings window includes a Data section where you select a Data set from a list of available and applicable data sets. From parent (the default) means that the plot uses the same data set as the plot group to which it belongs. Click the Go to Source button () to move to the data set node to which the selection in the list next to the button refers.
Under Data, select a Data set. Select:
From parent (the default) to use the same data set as the plot group to which it belongs.
A Data/Solution or Data/Parametric Solution data set to visualize a quantity from that solution.
Other applicable types of data sets for the plot. For a 1D plot, for example, you can use a Cut Line data set to visualize a quantity along the cut line (a cross section) or a Parameterized Curve data set to visualize a quantity along the parameterized curve.
None to not use any of the available data sets.
In addition, other lists can appear underneath the Data set list for parametric, time-dependent, and eigenmode solutions:
For parametric solutions, choose a parameter from the Parameter value list or, if applicable, from the Parameter selection list (see Inputs for Parametric Solver and Parametric Sweep Studies below). For a material sweep or function sweep, use the Switch list to choose a material or function for which to plot the corresponding solution.
For time-dependent solutions, choose the time of the solution to use from the Time list for 2D and 3D plots. For 1D plots, choose from the Time selection list: All to use all time steps, First, Last, From list to select from a list of all time steps, Manual to enter a range of times as indices directly, or Interpolated to enter Times.
For eigenmode solutions, choose the eigenmode or eigenvalue of the solution to use from the Eigenmode or Eigenvalue list. For 1D plots, choose from the Eigenmode selection or Eigenvalue selection list: All to use all eigenmodes, First, Last, From list to select from a list of all eigenmodes, or Manual to enter a range of eigenmodes as indices directly.