Use the Max/Min Volume (
),
Max/Min Surface (2D:
); 3D:
),
Max/Min Line (2D:
); 3D:
), and
Max/Min Point (2D:
; 3D:
) plots to plot the maximum and minimum values of an expression and the points there they are attained within the geometry.
When plotting the maximum and minimum value, an associated table appears in the Table window (underneath the
Graphics window if using the default COMSOL Desktop layout). The table contains the maximum and minimum values along with the coordinates for the corresponding locations. The coordinate columns’ titles contain the space variable names from the dataset, if you use a
Cut Plane dataset, for example. Add
Deformation,
Filter,
Selection (Plot Attribute),
Translation,
Transparency (3D only), or
Visual Effects (3D only) subnodes as needed (note that, for a
Max/Min Point plot, the
At least one but not all option in the
Filter subnode is not applicable). Right-click a
2D Plot Group or
3D Plot Group to add these plots from the
More Volume Plots (3D only),
More Surface Plots,
More Line Plots, and
More Point Plots, submenus.
Select an option from the Display list to determine what to display:
Min and max (the default),
Min, or
Max.
Under Advanced, select the evaluation point type from the
Point type list:
The Recover default is
Off because recovery takes processing time. To edit the default and use polynomial-preserving recovery and recover fields with derivatives such as stresses or fluxes with a higher theoretical convergence than smoothing, from the
Recover list, select
Within domains to perform recovery inside domains or
Everywhere to apply recovery to all domain boundaries.
The Show point check point is selected by default to show the points for the minimum and maximum values. If desired, and if the
Show point check box is selected, change the value in the
Point radius field (default: 2) to a value between 0 and 1 to adjust the point size.
From the Color list, choose the color to use for the maximum and minimum values; choose
Custom to choose a custom color from a color palette; choose
From theme (the default) to use the color from the current color theme; or choose
Custom to choose a custom color from a color palette. Select the frame background color from the
Background color list.
From the Background color list, choose a background color for a rectangular area around the displayed maximum and minimum values; the default is
None, which means that there is no background color. Choose
From theme to use a background color that changes with the selected color theme.
From the Anchor point list, choose the position of the anchor point relative to the displayed values:
Upper right,
Upper middle,
Upper left (the default),
Middle right,
Center,
Middle left,
Lower right,
Lower middle, or
Lower left.
From the Orientation list, choose
Horizontal (the default) or
Vertical, if you want the values to be displayed vertically instead of horizontally.
Select the Show frame check box to display the maximum and minimum values in a rectangular frame. Select the frame background color from the
Background color list.