COMSOL Multiphysics™

meshplot
TABLE 1-11: VALID PROPERTY/VALUE PAIRS
The alternative type of 2D plot is a patch plot of the triangular elements, where the
edges of the elements can have a different color. The properties that start with el
control the characteristics of this plot type. See the 2D example below for how to
obtain the two plot types. The two plot types can be combined, but doing this is not
always useful.
In 1D, the default is to combine the above two types of plots into one plot type.
Thus, by default you can see both the elements, the boundary elements, and the
intermediate mesh vertices. The plot of the elements is controlled by the properties
that begin with el, and the plot of the boundary elements is controlled by the
bound properties. The plot of the mesh vertices is controlled by the edge properties.
In all dimensions, you may plot the mesh vertices (sometimes called node points) in
a special color. This plot is controlled by the properties that start with node.
The table shows the valid property/value pairs for the meshplot command. The
design philosophy has been to keep property interpretation constant over space
dimension, but to plot these properties as plot objects of different types. The mode
properties that turn the different visualization types on and off, have been marked
with the type of the plot produced in the different space dimensions: m for marker
plot, l for line/wireframe plot, and p for patch plot.
PROPERTY 1D 2D 3D VALUE DEFAULT DESCRIPTION
bdl ♦ ♦ integer vector all Boundary list
boundcolor ♦ ♦ color r Boundary color
boundcolor ♦ color | qual r Boundary color
boundmarker ♦ marker o Boundary marker
boundmode m l p on | off |
isolated (1D)
on
off (3D)
Show boundary
elements
curvecolor ♦ color g Curve (edge)
coloring data
curvemode l on | off off Show mesh edges on
curves (edges)
dboundcolor ♦ color r Boundary wireframe
color
dboundmode l on | off off Show boundary
elements as
wireframe
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