Scatter plot

Scatter plot is somewhat similar to the Vector plot, but designed to visualize the spatial distribution of the scalar quantity. Physical parameter value is shown by the color, which paints the small balls shown in the finite element mesh nodes. Scattered spheres command from the View menu or the field view toolbar button turn the scatter plot on and off.

If the number of finite elements is high, then for the nodes for scatter plot presentation are randomly selected with total number not exceeding 10 000.

Scatter plot settings include:

1. Scalar physical quantity selection from the list including the potential U, and absolute value or coordinate components of E and D vectors.
2. Sphere size. It is recommended to choose from six predefined numbers, however other numerical value may be entered.
3. Density factor, which controls the total number of spheres. It is measured in percent from the finite element mesh node number. It is recommended to choose from six predefined numbers; however other numerical value may be entered. Setting the density to 100% does not necessary mean that the ball number will be equal to finite element node number, because number of spheres cannot exceed 10 000.
4. Show or hide the color legend

Note: Scatter plot presentation might be overlapped by the Color surface presentation. In this case it is recommended to switch off Color surface presentation.