47.8.3 Adding a bounding box and fill color for the X–Y plot title

Use the Bounding Box options in the Plot Title Options to draw a rectangular box around the X–Y plot title or to fill the area behind the plot title with a background color.

To add a bounding box and fill color to the X–Y plot title:

  1. Locate the Bounding Box options.

    Select OptionsXY OptionsPlot Title; or click , which is located with the X–Y plotting tools in the Visualization module toolbox. Click the Area tab from the dialog box that appears. The Bounding Box options appear at the bottom of the dialog box.

  2. Select one or more X–Y plots from the Charts field at the top of the dialog box.

  3. Perform the following steps to display and modify the bounding box:

    1. Toggle on Show border to display a border around the legend.

    2. Select a color for the bounding box line.


      1. Click the color sample .

        Abaqus/CAE displays the Select Color dialog box.

      2. Use one of the methods in the Select Color dialog box to select a new color. For more information, see Customizing colors, Section 3.2.9.

      3. Click OK to close the Select Color dialog box.

        The bounding box line changes to the selected color.

  4. Control the bounding box fill color:

    1. Toggle on Fill to display a background color in the bounding box.

    2. Select a fill color to display in the background of the bounding box.


      1. Click the color sample .

        Abaqus/CAE displays the Select Color dialog box.

      2. Use one of the methods in the Select Color dialog box to select a new color. For more information, see Customizing colors, Section 3.2.9.

      3. Click OK to close the Select Color dialog box.

        The bounding box background changes to the selected color.


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