Dips > Viewing and Display Options

# Contour Format

Several Auto-Format options are available:

- DOS-style – uses exactly the same 7 colours and number of intervals as the original Rocscience DOS-based programs (e.g. Dips v. 4.0)

- 16-colour display – uses 14 colours and intervals (black and white are not used, which is why only 14 instead of 16 are actually used)

- Hot to Cold – uses a blue to red range of contouring, simulating a "hot to cold" effect.

- Hot Spots – uses a white to red range of contouring, simulating a "hot spot" effect.

- Photo-E – uses alternating white and black intervals, simulating a "photoelastic" effect.

- Black to white – uses black to white contouring, and 7 intervals.

You will notice that as you change the Auto-Format selection, other Contour Options will change, but they are disabled (i.e. not changeable by the user). For a completely flexible choice of Contour Options, use the Custom Format option.

Tip

To customize the Contour Options based on one of the Auto-Format options:

- FIRST select an Auto-Format option

- THEN select Custom Format

- Customize the Contour Options as desired (e.g. change the Number of Intervals or the Minimum / Maximum colours)