Access the Legend Context Menu

  1. Right-click on the Legend in the modeling window.
    The context menu is displayed.
  2. Click on one of the available options.
    Type Select a type:
    Fixed Scale
    Displays a global maximum and minimum value in the legend for the time steps HyperLife has already processed.
    Dynamic Scale
    Changes the legend with respect to the maximum and minimum values of each time step or simulation.
    Position Select the position of the legend within the HyperLife modeling window:
    Upper left
    The upper left corner of the modeling window.
    Upper right
    The upper right corner of the modeling window.
    Lower left
    The lower left corner of the modeling window.
    Lower right
    The lower right corner of the modeling window.
    Numeric format Select the numeric format:
    Scientific
    Displays the legend values in scientific format.
    Engineering
    Displays the legend values in engineering format.
    Fixed
    Displays the legend values in a fixed format.
    Auto
    Displays the legend values in the format specified in the preference file default setting
    Display Select which options which will be displayed in the Legend:
    Maximum
    Displays the maximum legend value. Deselect the option to remove the maximum value from the display.
    Minimum
    Displays the minimum legend value. Deselect the option to remove the minimum value from the display
    Local maximum
    Displays the local maximum of a particular time step or simulation. This option is available only in transient mode with a static legend.
    Local minimum
    Displays the local minimum of a particular time step or simulation. This option is available only in transient mode with a static legend
    Entity label
    Displays the entity label for the maximum, minimum, local maximum, and local minimum legend values (if these options have been selected). Deselect the option to remove the entity label from the display.
    By Model
    Displays the maximum and minimum legend values for each overlaid model separately.
    Important: This option is for multiple/overlaid models only!
    Header
    Displays the legend header. To remove the header, deactivate the check box. To enter a new header, highlight the existing text, type in a new header and click Apply.
    Footer
    Displays the legend footer. To remove the footer, deactivate the check box. To enter a new footer, highlight the existing text, type in a new header and click Apply.
    Title
    Displays the title of the legend
    Transparency
    Displays the legend with a transparent background. Deselect the option to display the legend with the background color which is currently displayed in the color box.
    Reverse Reverses the legend values assigned to the contour bands.
    Edit Legend Click to open the Edit Legend dialog.
    Iso The following iso plot options are available:
    Add plot
    Click to add an Iso plot to a current Contour plot.
    Clear plot
    Removes iso surfaces from the model.
    Color
    On or Assign.

    Select a color from the palette.

    Features
    Displays the feature lines of the components (parts) which have iso values applied to them.
    Transparent
    Displays the components (parts) which have iso values applied to them as a transparent surface.
    Important: Some of the options in this dialog will change depending on the selections made in the panel. Whenever MaxLayer, MinLayer, or ExtremeLayer layers are selected in the panel, a category dialog will be displayed. See the Edit Category Legend topic for additional details.