Mesh Display dialog box

Use the Mesh Display and Mesh Collector Display dialog boxes to define preferences for basic finite element model visualization capabilities.

Mixed/Equal Value buttons
These buttons appear next to display attributes when you select multiple meshes or mesh collectors.
No Change – Equal Values	Indicates that the values currently defined for this display attribute are the same for all the selected meshes, and that no change has been made to the values.
No Change – Mixed Values	Indicates that the values currently defined for this display attribute are different for the selected meshes, and that no change has been made to the values. When you have selected multiple meshes, to change the display attribute for all selected meshes to the value of the first mesh you selected, click the button and choose Apply Changes .
Apply Changes	Applies the changes you make to the current display attribute to the selected meshes and/or mesh collectors.
Mesh
Scope list	Specifies the scope of the changes.All Meshes and Mesh Collectors — Applies the display changes that you make to all existing meshes. In addition, the changes are applied to the display settings for all existing mesh collectors.Note: If you change the display properties by selecting each mesh individually, the mesh collector display properties are not affected, and any future meshes that you create in those mesh collectors will use the display properties of the mesh collector.Selected Meshes — Applies the display changes you make only to the meshes you select. No changes are made to the display properties of the mesh collectors.
Display
Changes made to mesh collector display settings are applied to both the defaults used for mesh creation and to all of the meshes contained in that mesh collector. Changes to the mesh display settings are saved on the mesh and override the mesh collector display settings.
Color	Available for all mesh types.Defines the main color of the selected mesh type.
Line Width	Available for 1D, 2D, and 3D mesh types.Defines the width of the element lines.
Display Shaded Element Edges	Available for 2D and 3D mesh types.Displays shaded element edges when shaded rendering styles are applied. Display Shaded Element Edges****Display Shaded Element Edges
Shaded Edge Color	Available for 2D and 3D meshes.Defines the color of the element edges when shaded rendering styles are applied.
Display Internal Element Edges	Available for 3D meshes.Displays the internal edges of 3D elements when you use static wireframe rendering style or translucency.
Shrink	Available for 1D, 2D, and 3D meshes.Pulls the edges of elements toward the element centroid by the specified percentage. This option lets you check for holes in your model.
Element Thickness and Offset	Available for 2D meshes.Lets you view a graphical representation of the thickness and shell offset of the 2D elements.(1) Original 2D mesh; (2) 2D mesh with Element Thickness and Offset selected
Marker Type	Available for 0D meshes.Lets you select the graphical symbol to represent 0D concentrated mass elements in the model.
Text	Available for 0D meshes.Displays the label for the type of 0D mesh, such as CM for concentrated mass.
2D Element Normals
These options are available for 2D meshes.
Type	Lets you specify the 2D element normal type for the mesh.None — Does not display the 2D element normals. This is the default setting.Tails — Displays a tail line that shows the direction of the element's nodes. The tail line is displayed at the midpoint of each element edge.Vectors — Displays a vector from the centroid of the element in the direction of the element normal. The size of the vector is directly related to the element size.
Color	Defines the color of the selected 2D element normal tail line or vector using the standard colors from the color palette.
Plane Stress Bolt/Hole Centerline
These options appear for 2D meshes of plane stress or plane strain elements when the Thickness Source is set to Hole or Bolt in the Mesh Associated Data dialog box.
Display Centerline	Displays a centerline through a mesh that represents holes or bolts in an axisymmetric model.
Color	Defines the color of the hole or bolt centerline.
Beam
These options are available for 1D meshes.
Display Section	Specifies how to display the cross section for the selected 1D mesh.None — Does not display the cross section. Only the beam line appears in the graphics window.Curves — Displays the cross section as a persistent wireframe display at each node of your mesh.Solid — Displays the cross section as a 3D solid, with the section geometry extruded along the length of the elements.
Section Orientation	Available when Display Section is set to Curves or Solid.Displays the current orientation of beam sections using an XYZ triad at each node.
End Releases	Represents end releases using a symbol at each end of each beam where an end release is defined. Translational end releases are shown as +, rotational releases as 0, and combined end releases as *. End releases are also called pin flags.Rotational end releases at (1) and (2)
Orientation Vector	Displays defined orientation vectors using a line segment labeled V extending in the vector direction from each node.
Command buttons
Re-highlight Objects	After you click Apply, any selected meshes that you applied changes to are no longer highlighted, but are still selected. Click Re-highlight to highlight the selected meshes again.
Reset to Defaults	Changes mesh display attributes to the values set in the Customer Defaults dialog box. If you selected more than one type of mesh, the last mesh selected will have its defaults displayed in the dialog box.

How do I

Change the default display for all new mesh collectors

Change the display of all existing meshes and all mesh collectors

Change the display of one or more selected meshes

Change the display of a selected mesh collector

Reset the mesh display to the defaults

Edit the attributes for multiple selected entities

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