When you apply an interaction or a prescribed condition to a region, you can display symbols in the viewport that represent the interaction or prescribed condition. The following topics are covered in this section:
By default, the symbols for interactions and prescribed conditions that use analytical field distributions are scaled based on the calculated value. For symbols other than arrows, a plus sign (+) or a minus sign (–) is displayed inside each symbol to indicate whether the magnitude of the interaction or prescribed condition is positive or negative at that location. You can turn off the symbol scaling using the Attribute display options in the Assembly Display Options dialog box. For more information, see “Controlling the display of attributes,” Section 76.15.
Abaqus/CAE displays scaled-down symbols for interactions and prescribed conditions when an analytical field evaluates to zero for a portion of its region. These scaled-down symbols are noticeably smaller than the default symbol size. For more information, see “Understanding prescribed condition symbol type, color, and size,” Section 16.5.1.