Isosurface (Plot)

) plot in 3D. An isosurface plot displays a quantity as a colored set of isosurfaces on which the result has a constant value. The plot can also color isosurfaces based on an independent quantity. You can move the isosurfaces interactively. Add Deformation, Color Expression, Filter, Selection (Plot Attribute), or Transparency subnodes as needed. Right-click a to add this plot type.


	Before plotting, select the Interactive check box to move the isosurfaces defined in this Isosurface node interactively using the slider or by entering a shift in the Shift field. A zero shift represents the original position of the isosurfaces.


	Go to Common Results Node Settings for links to information about these sections: Data, Expression, Title, Levels, Quality, and Inherit Style.

Coloring and Style

If you select to display level labels for the isosurfaces, select the check box and specify the precision (number of significant digits) as a positive integer in the field (default: 4). You can also choose a color for the labels from the list: Choose to use the color from the color theme, choose to define a custom color, or choose any of the predefined colors.

For coloring the isosurfaces, select one of the following options from the list:

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Select (the default) to color the contours using a color table that you choose from the list belows.

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Select to use a predefined uniform color, or select to define a custom color from the colored list below (on Windows) or by clicking the button (on Linux and macOS) and then selecting a color from the color palette.

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Select to specify the coloring as a gradient between two colors, which you specify using the and lists.

The check box is selected by default. Clear it to remove the color legend. Select the or and check boxes as required.

For information about the list, see Legend Type.