VIEW SPOT Part [Colour] [SHRINK Factor]

          

FEMGEN Command only.

This command allows the user to highlight a geometric part in a temporary way by overdrawing the part in a specified colour. It is also possible to specify a shrink factor to be applied to the part when it is drawn. Note that the highlighting is temporary and will be lost the next time the picture is redrawn.

Part Control Comments

Partname [RED] Displays the named geometric part (a point, line,

/PICK [ORANGE] surface or body) in the specified colour. The

[YELLOW] default colour is white. The /PICK option allows

[GREEN] the part to be selected with the cursor. Note that

[BLUE] lines, surfaces and bodies will be overdrawn and

[VIOLET] a point will have its point symbol redrawn. [WHITE]

[SHRINK Factor] Specifies a shrink factor to be applied to the part when it is drawn. The default factor is 0.9.

Examples:

1.

VIEW SPOT SUR5

Surface `SUR5' is drawn in the default colour white. A default shrink factor of 0.9 is applied to the surface when it is drawn.

2.

VIEW SPOT SUR5 RED

Surface `SUR5' is drawn in colour red. A default shrink factor of 0.9 is applied to the surface when it is drawn.

3.

VIEW SPOT BOD6 SHRINK .7

Body `BOD6' is drawn in the default colour white. A shrink factor of 0.7 is applied to the body when it is drawn.

4.

VIEW SPOT LHR2 GREEN SHRINK .85

Part `LHR2' is drawn in colour green. A shrink factor of 0.85 is applied to the part when it is drawn.

See also the following commands

'LABEL GEOMETRY'
'UTILITY SETUP FEEDBACK'
'UTILITY TABULATE GEOMETRY'