The vector plot animation show the user the direction of a force on each of the used nodes in the model. Each node will show 3 vectors on the plot. (Note: Unused nodes can fall into the following categories, nodes that aren't connected to elements, orientation nodes like K-nodes, or nodes on element that have been simplified after being converted from an outside program). The red vector is the data based on the x direction, green y direction and blue the z direction. If there is no imaginary component to the vector data each vectors direction will be in plane with its directional axis. If there is imaginary component with a vectors data the vector out of plane in an equivalent amount in the other 2 axis (if the x vector is 5+.3i x=5, y = z = .3)

• Opening Animation

• 3d Controls
• Plot Toolbar
• Process Animation Frame List
• Windows Settings
• Shader Options

Selecting this menu option is the same as the VECTORPLOT 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