How to create a material id contour plot in APDL?

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This is a 3 step process
1. Create an array of MATIDS and ELEMENTIDS using *VGET
2. Use DESOL command to overwrite an elemental result
3. Use PLESOL to plot them back

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    edited April 2024
    1. !STEP 1
    2. /PREP7
    3. *VGET, MATIDS, ELEM, , ATTR, MAT
    4. *VGET, elemlist, ELEM, , elist
    5.  
    6. !STEP2
    7. /POST1
    8. *GET, ELEM_MAX, ELEM, 0, NUM, MAX
    9. *DO,E_count,1,ELEM_MAX
    10. DESOL,elemlist(E_count),ALL,S,X,MATIDS(E_count)
    11. *ENDDO
    12.  
    13. !STEP 3
    14. plesol,S,X
    15.  

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