Element Material Orientation dialog box

Elements to Check
Elements to Check	Specifies the method for selecting elements whose material orientations you want to display.Selected: Lets you select the elements.Displayed: Displays the material orientation of all currently displayed elements.
Select Object	Available when Elements to Check is set to Selected.Lets you select the elements that the software displays for the material orientation.
Element LabelsNote: You cannot specify element labels in Design Simulation.	Available when Elements to Check is set to Selected.Lets you add elements to the selection.Use a space or comma to separate your entries.Use a colon or a dash to add a range of element labels.For example, enter 1:10 or 1-10 to add all the element labels from 1 to 10.Use colons to add an incremented range of element labels.For example, enter:1:9:2 to add element labels 1, 3, 5, 7, 9.1:10:2 to add element labels 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10.10:1:-2 to add element labels 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1.Press enter or click Select to add your entries.To edit your selection, click Edit Element Selection .
Display Settings
Shell Orientation	Displays the material orientation for 2D elements.
Solid First Direction	Displays the first direction of the material coordinate system for 3D elements.
Solid Second Direction	Displays the second direction of the material coordinate system for 3D elements.
Solid Third Direction	Displays the third direction of the material coordinate system for 3D elements.
Hide Arrowheads	Hides the arrowheads in the display.
Exterior Solid Elements Only	For solid elements, displays the orientation only on the exterior elements.
Display Element Material Orientation	Applies the selected display settings and displays element material orientation.Each time you edit the display settings, you must click Display Element Material Orientation to display the changes.
Advanced Display Settings
Appears when you define Elements to Check and select at least one of the Shell Orientation, Solid First Direction, Solid Second Direction, or Solid Third Direction check boxes.
Enable Translucency	Allows you to adjust the translucency of meshed surfaces to better visualize the displayed element material orientations.Note: To adjust translucency, you must first enable translucency in the Visualization Preferences dialog box. To enable translucency:Choose File→Preferences→Visualization.In the Visualization Preferences dialog box, click Rendering→Graphics.Select the Translucency check box.
Translucency	Adjusts the translucency of the meshed surfaces as a percentage.
Arrow Show Through	Makes element material orientations visible through any surface or edge.

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