Display Options

Customize plots using the following options

Display
Do not show phase - Hides the phase values on the plot.
Show phase - Displays the phase values on the plot.
Show phase (auto invert) - Displays the phase values on the plot and automatically inverts them by adding or subtracting 180 degrees from the phase values if the average difference from the phase of the solver response over frequency is over 18%.
Show phase (invert) - Displays the phase values on the plot, and inverts the phase values by adding or subtracting 180 deg from them.
Show phase (do not invert) - Displays the phase values on the plot without change.
Note: Display is not available for Order Analysis.
Scale
The following options are available under Scale:
Linear
Plots the linear values.
Logarithmic
Plots the values in logarithmic scale. With this scale, data points are spread out more, which makes it easier to view.
% Plot
Plots the contribution of the selected modes as a percentage of the total response. Percentage plot is a good option to use when comparing contributors versus the total response.
dB10
10 logarithmic of the participation value over the reference value.
dB20
20 logarithmic of the participation value over the reference value. For acoustic responses, the reference pressure is 20E-12 MPa.
Weighting
A – A-weighting used to define equal loudness sound pressure levels.
B – B-weighting used to define equal loudness sound pressure levels.
C – C-weighting used to define equal loudness sound pressure levels.
U – U-weighting used to define equal loudness sound pressure levels.
Octave Band
Three menus allow you to customize the plot's octave band. Select an octave band from the left-most drop-down menu:
  • Octave
  • 1/3 Octave
  • 1/6 Octave
  • 1/8 Octave
  • 1/12 Octave

Select Bar Plot or Line Curve as the octave plot type from the middle drop-down menu.

Select Sum, Integration, or Average as the Octave Magnitude from the right-most drop-down menu.

Note: This option is only available for Radiated Sound.
Unit
Display unit information in the axes labels.
Place a check mark in the Unit box to enable this feature; remove it to disable this feature.
The entity units are derived from unit sets for Time, Length and Force. For example, the acceleration is m/s2 if Time is set to seconds (s), Length is set to meters (m), and Force is set to Newtons (N).
Plot Layout
Allows you to select how the plot window is displayed.
New windows on current page
Plot is placed into a new window on the current page.
Active window
Plot is placed into the active window.
New windows on new page
Plot is placed into a new window on a new page.
Figure 1.