When this option is selected the user will see a plot of the active model similar to that of the Model element plot however the user will only see nodes that are connected to elements in the model. The plot shows all of the non interaction nodes in black while the interaction nodes are in red. When the user select show fixed degrees of freedom a green border will surround each nod that has the fixed degree of freedom that the user requested. When the user selects the Show mass option the node will be surrounded by a purple border. If the user selects a node by using the mouse selection or the NODESEL command the node the user selected will be surrounded by a blue square border. All of the colors described in this section are the default colors and can be changed by using the Colors menu option or the COLOR command

• 3d Controls
• Windows Settings
• Shader Options
• Plot Toolbar

Selecting this menu option is the same as the NODEPLOT command. Many of the 3D Plotting Commands will be able to modify the plot from the command line or allow the user to do batch image manipulation using a Prep File