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Why can’t I change the number of contours to a value larger than 9 with the /CONTOUR command?

Tagged: 17, General, mechanical-apdl, structural-mechanics
    • March 17, 2023 at 9:00 am
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      No matter how many contours are specified with /CONTOUR, the actual number of contours that appear depends also on the device option set by the /SHOW command. The X11 and WIN32 devices only support 9 contours. For more than 9 contours, make sure you set your default device option to X11C if you are on a UNIX based system or WIN32C if you are running on Windows. You can set these defaults in your startXX.ans file via: /SHOW,X11C /CONTOUR,,100 or /SHOW,WIN32C /CONTOUR,,100

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