2.  Change plot controls and replot.

The area plot shows both rectangles, which are areas, in the same color. To more clearly distinguish between areas, turn on area numbers and colors. The "Plot Numbering Controls" dialog box on the Utility Menu controls how items are displayed in the Graphics Window. By default, a "replot" is automatically performed upon execution of the dialog box. The replot operation will repeat the last plotting operation that occurred (in this case, an area plot).

1. Utility Menu:  Plot Ctrls
        Numbering
2. Turn on area numbers  -»
3. OK to change controls, close the dialog box, and replot  -»

Before going to the next step, save what has been done so far. Any input data is stored on the ANSYS database in memory. To save that database to a file, use the save operation, available as a tool on the Toolbar. If you defined the jobname as bracket in the launcher, the save operation will save the database as bracket.db. It is important to do an occasional save so that if a mistake is made, the model can be restored from the last saved state. The model is restored using the resume operation, also available on the Toolbar. (Save and resume are also found on the Utility Menu, under File.)

4. Toolbar:  SAVE_DB