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Export your split workspace plots as a single bitmap

You can export all your arrayed split screen plots a single bitmap (PNG) by right-clicking on any plot, selecting Export, and then the Workspace to bitmap … option. You can specify the image size. [workspace screenshot]

Plotting Gridpoint Groups

In FLAC3D and FLAC2D you can plot contours of gridpoint data (e.g. displacement) and zone groups, however there is currently no built-in way to show gridpoint labels (e.g. groups). However, you can do this by creating and plotting user-defined (UD) scalars. See simple example below. model new zone create brick zone gridpoint group 'top' range pos-z 10 fish def plot_gps loop foreach gp gp.list uds = data.scalar.create(gp.pos(gp)) data.scalar.group(uds) = gp.group(gp) end_loop end […

Some Tips & Tricks for 3DEC v9

A few tips & tricks for all you 3DEC v9 users: (1) User-interface Information Box In addition to the fixed Information display, you can use CTRL-Q to query object data via an information box in a plot that updates based on the cursor position. The query box can be frozen in place via CTRL-C, and if you prefer you can also copy the information from it. [info box] (2) Join by Contact Use the BLOCK JOIN-BY-CONTACT command to prevent unjoining of construction joints when cutting across them to…