COMSOL 6.2 - CoordSysLine, CoordSysSurface, CoordSysVolume, CoordSysPoint

Table 7-23: Valid Properties for coordinate system plots.
Property	Value	Default	Description
arrowcount	positive integer	200	If placement is uniform: The approximate number of points to display coordinate systems in. Available for CoordSysLine in 2D and 3D and for CoordSysSurface 3D.
arrowlength	normalized \| proportional \| logarithmic	proportional	The arrow scaling: Proportional uses the actual arrow length, normalized a unit length, and logarithmic a length proportional to the logarithm of the arrow length.
arrowtype	arrow \| cone	arrow	The type of arrow to draw.
arrowxmethod	number \| coord	number	Indicates whether the x-coordinates of the arrows should be specified by number of points to distribute evenly across the data or by coordinates. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.
arrowymethod	number \| coord	number	Indicates whether the y-coordinates of the arrows should be specified by number of points to distribute evenly across the data or by coordinates. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.
arrowzmethod	number \| coord	number	Indicates whether the z-coordinates of the arrows should be specified by number of points to distribute evenly across the data or by coordinates. Available for CoordSysVolume in 3D.
data	none \| parent \| dataset name	parent	The dataset this feature refers to.
descr	String		If mode is matrix: The description of the matrix expression to plot.
differential	on \| off	on	Whether the expression should be linearized at the linearization point. Applicable only if evalmethod is harmonic.
evalmethod	linpoint \| harmonic \| lintotal \| lintotalavg \| lintotalrms \| lintotalpeak	harmonic	Applicable only for solutions with a stored linearization point. Controls if the linearization point, the perturbation, or a combination should be used when evaluating the expression.
expr	String		If mode is matrix: The matrix expression to plot.
inheritarrowscale	Boolean	true	If inheritplot is not none: Determines if arrow scale is inherited.
inheritcolor	Boolean	true	If inheritplot is not none: Determines if the color is inherited.
inheritplot	none \| plot name	none	The plot that arrow scale, color, and deformation scale are inherited from.
interp	double array	Time corresponding to last selected solnum for transient levels.	The time to use, for transient levels. Available when data is not parent and the underlying data is transient.
logrange	double > 1	100	If arrowlength is logarithmic: The ratio between the maximum arrow length and the arrow length below which no arrow is drawn.
looplevel	array of nonnegative integers and strings	Last solution for transient or parametric solution for each level. Otherwise, first solution for each level.	The index of the solution to use, per level, or interp, but only for transient solutions. Available when data is not parent and the underlying data has multiple solutions.
mode	system \| matrix	system	Chooses whether what’s plotted is taken from a coordinate system or a 2-by-2 or 3-by-3 matrix variable.
outersolnum	nonnegative integer	1	The index of the outer solutions to use. Applicable only for parametric sweep models.
placement	elements \| uniform \| uniformani	uniform	If uniform, then the arrows are distributed uniformly. If uniformanisotropic, then the arrows are distributed uniformly with weights taken from the weight property. If elements, then arrows are drawn in each element. Available for CoordSysLine in 2D and 3D and for CoordSysSurface in 3D.
plotvectors	rows \| columns	rows	If mode is matrix: Plot matrix as row vectors or column vectors.
scale	positive double	1	If scaleactive is true: The length scale factor.
scaleactive	Boolean	false	Whether to use manual scaling.
solnum	nonnegative integer	Last solution for transient or parametric solution. Otherwise. first solution.	The index of the solution to use. Available when data is not parent and the underlying data has multiple solutions.
solrepresentation	solnum \| solutioninfo	solutioninfo	Indicates which method of selecting solutions is active.
solutionparams	manual \| parent	manual	If data is a local dataset with nontrivial data, specify solutions manually or take them from the parent plot group.
sys	none \| coordinate system name	none	The coordinate system to plot, if mode is set to system.
t	double	Time corresponding to last selected solnum.	The time to use, for transient problems. Available when data is not parent and the underlying data is transient.
timeinterp	on \| off	off	on if t is used to determine time steps; off if solnum is used.
title	String	The auto-title.	The title to use when titletype is manual.
titletype	auto \| manual \| none	auto	auto, if the title contribution should be computed automatically, possibly using the group’s customization. manual, if the manual title should be used (the title property). none, if no title should be displayed.
type	stress \| strain	stress	Selection between a principal stress plot or a principal strain plot.
weight	double array	1	If placement is uniformani: The weights given to the different axis directions.
xnumber	nonnegative integer	15 (3D), 7 (2D)	Number of points in the x direction. Active when arrowxmethod is set to number. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.
xcoord	double array	Empty	Absolute coordinates in the x direction, active when arrowxmethod is set to coord. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.
ynumber	integer	15 (3D), 7 (2D)	Number of points in the y direction. Active when arrowymethod is set to number. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.
ycoord	double array	Empty	Absolute coordinates in the z direction, active when arrowymethod is set to coord. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.
znumber	integer	15 (3D), 7 (2D)	Number of points in the z direction. Active when arrowzmethod is set to number. Available for CoordSysVolume in 3D.
zcoord	double array	Empty	Absolute coordinates in the z direction, active when arrowzmethod is set to coord. Available for CoordSysVolume in 3D.

Table 7-23: Valid Properties for coordinate system plots.

If placement is uniform: The approximate number of points to display coordinate systems in. Available for CoordSysLine in 2D and 3D and for CoordSysSurface 3D.

arrowlength

normalized | proportional | logarithmic

proportional

The arrow scaling: Proportional uses the actual arrow length, normalized a unit length, and logarithmic a length proportional to the logarithm of the arrow length.

arrowtype

arrow | cone

arrow

The type of arrow to draw.

arrowxmethod

number | coord

number

Indicates whether the x-coordinates of the arrows should be specified by number of points to distribute evenly across the data or by coordinates. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.

arrowymethod

number | coord

number

Indicates whether the y-coordinates of the arrows should be specified by number of points to distribute evenly across the data or by coordinates. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.

arrowzmethod

number | coord

number

Indicates whether the z-coordinates of the arrows should be specified by number of points to distribute evenly across the data or by coordinates. Available for CoordSysVolume in 3D.

data

none | parent | dataset name

parent

The dataset this feature refers to.

descr

String

If mode is matrix: The description of the matrix expression to plot.

differential

on | off

Whether the expression should be linearized at the linearization point. Applicable only if evalmethod is harmonic.

evalmethod

harmonic

Applicable only for solutions with a stored linearization point. Controls if the linearization point, the perturbation, or a combination should be used when evaluating the expression.

expr

String

If mode is matrix: The matrix expression to plot.

inheritarrowscale

Boolean

true

If inheritplot is not none: Determines if arrow scale is inherited.

inheritcolor

Boolean

true

If inheritplot is not none: Determines if the color is inherited.

inheritplot

none | plot name

none

The plot that arrow scale, color, and deformation scale are inherited from.

interp

double array

Time corresponding to last selected solnum for transient levels.

The time to use, for transient levels. Available when data is not parent and the underlying data is transient.

logrange

double > 1

100

If arrowlength is logarithmic: The ratio between the maximum arrow length and the arrow length below which no arrow is drawn.

looplevel

array of nonnegative integers and strings

Last solution for transient or parametric solution for each level. Otherwise, first solution for each level.

The index of the solution to use, per level, or interp, but only for transient solutions. Available when data is not parent and the underlying data has multiple solutions.

mode

system | matrix

system

Chooses whether what’s plotted is taken from a coordinate system or a 2-by-2 or 3-by-3 matrix variable.

outersolnum

nonnegative integer

The index of the outer solutions to use. Applicable only for parametric sweep models.

placement

elements | uniform | uniformani

uniform

If uniform, then the arrows are distributed uniformly. If uniformanisotropic, then the arrows are distributed uniformly with weights taken from the weight property. If elements, then arrows are drawn in each element. Available for CoordSysLine in 2D and 3D and for CoordSysSurface in 3D.

plotvectors

rows | columns

rows

If mode is matrix: Plot matrix as row vectors or column vectors.

scale

positive double

If scaleactive is true: The length scale factor.

scaleactive

Boolean

false

Whether to use manual scaling.

solnum

nonnegative integer

Last solution for transient or parametric solution. Otherwise. first solution.

The index of the solution to use. Available when data is not parent and the underlying data has multiple solutions.

solrepresentation

solnum | solutioninfo

solutioninfo

Indicates which method of selecting solutions is active.

solutionparams

manual | parent

manual

If data is a local dataset with nontrivial data, specify solutions manually or take them from the parent plot group.

sys

none | coordinate system name

none

The coordinate system to plot, if mode is set to system.

double

Time corresponding to last selected solnum.

The time to use, for transient problems. Available when data is not parent and the underlying data is transient.

timeinterp

on | off

off

on if t is used to determine time steps; off if solnum is used.

title

String

The auto-title.

The title to use when titletype is manual.

titletype

auto | manual | none

auto

auto, if the title contribution should be computed automatically, possibly using the group’s customization. manual, if the manual title should be used (the title property). none, if no title should be displayed.

type

stress | strain

stress

Selection between a principal stress plot or a principal strain plot.

weight

double array

If placement is uniformani: The weights given to the different axis directions.

xnumber

nonnegative integer

15 (3D), 7 (2D)

Number of points in the x direction. Active when arrowxmethod is set to number. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.

xcoord

double array

Empty

Absolute coordinates in the x direction, active when arrowxmethod is set to coord. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.

ynumber

integer

15 (3D), 7 (2D)

Number of points in the y direction. Active when arrowymethod is set to number. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.

ycoord

double array

Empty

Absolute coordinates in the z direction, active when arrowymethod is set to coord. Available for CoordSysSurface in 2D and CoordSysVolume in 3D.

znumber

integer

15 (3D), 7 (2D)

Number of points in the z direction. Active when arrowzmethod is set to number. Available for CoordSysVolume in 3D.

zcoord

double array

Empty

Absolute coordinates in the z direction, active when arrowzmethod is set to coord. Available for CoordSysVolume in 3D.