Configure the Display

You can use the Display section in the Analyst Tree to configure the appearance of the different elements in your model. The Geometry, particles, and contacts within your model can also be colored in a variety of ways. Any section of a Geometry, particle, contact type, or selection group can be colored independently.

To configure the Display section:
  1. Configure the Geometries subsection.
    1. Click Display in the Analyst Tree and then expand the Geometries subsection.
    2. Select SAG_Mill and in the Detailed View. make sure the Display Mode is set to Filled.
    3. Select the Display Mode as Filled.
    4. Select a color from the Color dropdown list.
    5. Click Apply All to view the changes in the Viewer window.
    6. Before finishing, click factory in the Geometries section and ensure that the Display factory checkbox is not selected.
  2. Configure the Particles subsection.
    You can modify the display of the particles in a similar way as that of the Geometry. In addition, the particles can be represented using a number of different forms, such as cones, streams, and vector that traces the direction in which the particles move.
    1. Select the Particles subsection in the Analyst Tree and select OreParticle
    2. In the Coloring section, select Color by Diameter from the dropdown list.
    3. Select three levels of coloring and set the Min, Mid, and Max colors to Blue, Green, and Red respectively.
    4. Leave the Smooth Colors checkbox selected.
    5. Select the Auto Update checkbox next to the Min Color and Max Color fields.

      The selected values are updated according to the Time Step being viewed.

    6. Select the Show Legend checkbox.
    7. Select SteelParticle from the Analyst Tree.
    8. In the Coloring section, select Color by Uniform from the dropdown list and set the color to Black.
      The Simulator settings are displayed as follows: