Model Display dialog box

Model Colors tab

Display
Color Basis	Controls the basis on which colors are assigned to entities in your model:Default—Uses the default color that is currently assigned to each mesh type in the Customer Defaults dialog box (Simulation→Pre/Post→Mesh Display).Physical Property Table—Assigns colors to the mesh based on physical property tables. All meshes that share the same physical properties are assigned the same color. To see the physical property colors in the Color column in the Simulation Navigator, use the physical properties view.Material Property Table—Assigns colors to the mesh based on material property tables. All meshes that share the same materials are assigned the same color. To see the material property colors in the Color column in the Simulation Navigator, use the material view.Mesh Collector—Assigns the same color to all meshes that reference the same mesh collector.Mesh—Assigns a different color to each mesh.Element Quality Checks—Assigns a color to each element based on whether the element passes or fails the element shape quality check. The element shape quality check detects elements that may be too distorted to yield good analysis results.Group and Selection Recipe Element—Assigns colors based on whether each element belongs to multiple groups, multiple selection recipes, both a group and a selection recipe, or neither a group nor a selection recipe.Group and Selection Recipe Element Face—Assigns colors based on whether each element face belongs to multiple groups, multiple selection recipes, both a group and a selection recipe, or neither a group nor a selection recipe.FEM Mesh Color—Sets the colors of the meshes in an assembly FEM to the colors of the meshes in the component FEM files. This option applies only for an assembly FEM file (.afm) or a Simulation file (.sim) that contains an assembly FEM.Laminate Zone—Assigns a different color to each laminate zone.Vibro-Acoustic Context—Appears when Simcenter 3D Acoustics BEM is the specified solver, or when Nastran is the specified solver and Analysis Type is set to Acoustic or Vibro-Acoustic. Assigns the solver-defined colors for structural (solid), acoustic fluid, and microphone elements.Note: The displayed colors might be affected by other factors, such as whether or not the mesh is active or has been exported to the solver. In addition, because you do not model the fluid for a Simcenter 3D Acoustics BEM solution, no color is active for any fluid elements.(1) Default colors; (2) Colors with Mesh Collector selected; (3) Colors with Mesh selectedIn the Customer Defaults dialog box (Simulation→Pre/Post→Model Display), you can specify the color sequences to use for physical and material properties, mesh collectors, meshes, element quality checks, and groups of elements and element faces.Note: If Color Basis is set to Physical Property Table, Material Property Table, Mesh Collector, Mesh, FEM Mesh Color, or Vibro-Acoustic Context, and you click OK in the Model Display dialog box without clicking Set Mesh Colors, the color changes are not saved, but apply to the current session only.
Include 2D elements as element faces	Appears when Color Basis is set to Group and Selection Recipe Element FaceAssigns colors to groups or selection recipes that contain 2D or 3D element faces as well as 2D elements.
Group Preference	Appears when Color Basis is set to Group and Selection Recipe Element or Group and Selection Recipe Element Face.Specifies how colors are assigned to elements or element faces based on whether each belongs to:Two or more groups.Two or more selection recipes.Both a group and a selection recipe.Note: Elements or element faces that belong to only one group or selection recipe use the display color assigned to the group or selection recipe.
No Material Color	Appears when Color Basis is set to Material Property Table.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color for elements that have no material property.
No Zone Color	Appears when Color Basis is set to Laminate Zone.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color for elements that do not belong to any zone.
Laminate Color	Appears when Color Basis is set to Material Property Table.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color for elements that are part of a laminate.
Element Fail Color	Appears when Color Basis is set to Element Quality Checks.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color for elements that fail the quality check.
Element Fail Shaded Border Color	Appears when Color Basis is set to Element Quality Checks.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color for the borders of elements that fail the quality check, if the display is shaded.
Element Pass Display Style	Appears when Color Basis is set to Element Quality Checks.Specifies how to display the elements that pass the quality check: Shaded or Wireframe.
Element Pass Color	Appears when Color Basis is set to Element Quality Checks.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color for elements that pass the shape quality check.
Element Pass Translucency	Appears when Color Basis is set to Element Quality Checks.Sets the degree of translucency for the shaded display of elements that pass the shape quality check. To view translucent element faces, you must enable translucency. Choose Preferences→Visualization. Click the Visual tab and select the Translucency check box.
Threshold Values	Appears when Color Basis is set to Element Quality Checks.Opens the Threshold Values dialog box. You can adjust the specific threshold values for the element quality check.Note: Each solver environment may have different default threshold values. You can view the default values in the Customer Defaults dialog box (Simulation→Pre/Post→Threshold Values — solver name).
No Group Color	Appears when Color Basis is set to Group and Selection Recipe Element or Group and Selection Recipe Element Face.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color for elements or element faces that do not belong to any groups or selection recipes.This overrides the No Group Color setting in the Customer Defaults dialog box for this model only.
Multiple Group Color	Appears when Color Basis is set to Group and Selection Recipe Element or Group and Selection Recipe Element Face.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color for elements or element faces that belong to either multiple groups, multiple selection recipes, or both a group and a selection recipe.This overrides the Multiple Group Color setting in the Customer Defaults dialog box for this model only.
Color Polygon Bodies By Assigned Material	Appears when Color Basis is set to Material Property Table.Displays a legend in the graphics window that shows the colors of the material properties assigned to the polygon bodies.All polygon bodies that share the same material are assigned the same color.Note: You must also select the Display Material Color Bar check box to see the legend.
Display Material Color Bar	Appears when Color Basis is set to Material Property Table.Displays a legend in the graphics window that shows the material properties and the corresponding colors of the meshes to which they are assigned.All meshes that share the same material are assigned the same color.To additionally display the colors of the material properties assigned to the polygon bodies, select the Color Polygon Bodies By Assigned Material check box.
Set Mesh Colors	Appears when Color Basis is set to Physical Property Table, Material Property Table, Mesh Collector, Mesh, FEM Mesh Color, or Vibro-Acoustic Context.Saves the specified colors for the meshes.

Nodes tab

Display Mode
Show and Hide Nodes Independently	Lets you use the Show and Hide commands to control the visibility of the nodes in the mesh independently of the elements. For example, you can place a selection of nodes into a group and then use the Show Only command to display only that group of nodes, without displaying the elements. This ability gives you more detailed control over the display of your finite element model.Also, when you select this option, the Nodes display type becomes available in the Show and Hide dialog box, which lets you quickly show or hide all nodes in the model. For more information, see Displaying nodes independently of elements.
Show and Hide Meshes	Appears when the Show and Hide Nodes Independently check box is selected.Applies to the Show and Hide commands that control the display of meshes. It sets your preferences for whether those commands should include or exclude the nodes, and whether they should include all mesh nodes or only exterior nodes.Include exterior mesh nodes—Display only the exterior nodes on free element faces when you show a mesh.Include all mesh nodes—Hide all nodes of a mesh when you hide that mesh.Do not include nodes—Leave all the nodes of a mesh displayed when you hide that mesh.
Unattached Nodes in Fit Distance Ratio	Typically, you do not need to change this setting. In some cases, you might create a node essentially at infinity (for example, at 1000000, 0, 0) to use to define a direction in a solver input file. In this situation, the Show and Hide Nodes Independently value limits the influence of this unattached node on the Fit view command, so the software does not try to fit the model based on the position of this node (which would prevent the model from displaying).With the default value of 10, the fit of unattached nodes is limited to 10 times the size of the model's attached nodes.
Marker and Color
Attached Marker Type	Specifies what type of marker to use with attached nodes:Asterisks are easier to see, but in large models they can lead to cluttered displays and slower screen redraw performance. Select None if you do not want the software to display any node markers.Note: You must display node markers in order to select nodes, for example, to apply node-based boundary conditions.
Unattached Marker Type	Specifies what type of marker to use with unattached nodes (None, Dot, Asterisk, Filled Circle, or Large Asterisk).This option is useful when you want to isolate certain entities in the display by hiding unattached nodes without deleting them.
Color	Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color to use when you display nodes as dots, asterisks, or filled circles.
Selection
Include Internal Nodes in Selection	Appears when the Show and Hide Nodes Independently check box is cleared.Controls whether your selection includes any internal nodes.When you select this check box, the software includes nodes and elements in the interior of a solid mesh in your selection regardless of whether those internal nodes and elements are currently displayed. This option works with all selection operations, including area selection, smart selection, and select all.
Resolve Mesh Display Contention	Controls how the software displays the polygon faces that underlie a mesh. Select this check box when you need to simultaneously view both the elements in a mesh and the shaded polygon faces that underlie the mesh. This option is helpful when you need to understand whether ply mapping is correct in a laminates model.Clear this check box to display the underlying polygon faces as wireframe.

Elements tab

Selection
Include Internal Elements in Selection	Controls whether your selection includes any internal elements. When this option is selected, the software includes elements in the interior of a solid mesh in your selection regardless of whether those internal elements are currently visible. This option works with all selection operations, including area selection, smart selection, and select all.
Display
Element Display Quality	Specifies the shading quality for element display: Coarse, Medium, or Fine.

Polygon Edges tab

Free Edges
Display Free Edges	When the FEM is displayed, highlights the free edges on the geometry. The free edges remain highlighted in the graphics window until you clear the Display Free Edges check box. Geometry free edges highlighted in magenta
Color	Available when the Display Free Edges check box is selected.Opens the Color dialog box. You can specify the color to use for the free-edge highlighting.
Thickness	Available when the Display Free Edges check box is selected.Specifies the thickness of the free-edge highlighting.
Line Style	Available when the Display Free Edges check box is selected.Specifies the type of line to display on the free edges (for example, solid, dashed, dotted, and so on).
Endpoint Marker	Available when the Display Free Edges check box is selected.Specifies the type of symbol to use for the endpoints on the free edges.
Stitched Edges
Display Stitched Edges	When the FEM is displayed, highlights the stitched edges in a different color. The stitched edges remain highlighted in the graphics window until you clear the Display Free Edges check box.(1) Stitched edge; (2) Free edgeYou can specify the color, thickness, line style, and endpoint marker to use for stitched edges, as described above for free edges. Those options are available when the Display Stitched Edges check box is selected.

FEM Annotation tab

Rotation Axis
Display Rotation Axis	Displays the rotation axis of the FEM, as defined in the New Fem or Edit FEM dialog box by either the 2D Solid Option or the global cyclic analysis coordinate system.
Color	Available when the Display Rotation Axis check box is selected.Specifies the color of the rotation axis.
Thickness	Available when the Display Rotation Axis check box is selected.Specifies the thickness of the rotation axis.
Line Style	Available when the Display Rotation Axis check box is selected.Specifies the type of line to display on the rotation axis, for example, solid, dashed, dotted, and so on.

Universal Connections tab

Color
Color	Specifies which aspect of the universal connections you want to change the display for.DefaultLets you return all assigned universal connection color selections to default.By TypeLets you assign a color, line style, and line width to each type of universal connection.By DiameterLets you create a set of minimum and maximum diameters, and assign a color, line style, and line width to each set.By Flange CountLets you assign a color, line style, and line width to sets of flanges. By StatusLets you assign a color, line style, and line width to each of the universal connection statuses.
Connection Type
Connection type	Specifies the universal connection type for which you can set the color, line style, and line width.
Diameter
Displays each set of minimum and maximum diameters and the selected color for display.To add a set to this list, enter the minimum and maximum diameters, select the color, style, and width, and click Add.To edit a set, select it, make your changes for minimum and maximum diameter, color, style, or width, and click Save.To remove a set from this list, select it and click Delete.
Minimum Diameter****Maximum Diameter	Sets the minimum and maximum diameter of the set. The software displays the diameters that are within the minimum and maximum values in the color, line style, and line width that you select.The diameter display applies to connections such as such as spot welds, rivets, clinch, and bolt.
Flange Count
Flange count	Specifies the number of flanges for which you want to change the color, line style, or line width.Other includes connections with one flange, such as the lumped mass connection, and connections with more than four flanges, such as bolts.
Status
Status	Specifies the universal connection for which you want to change the color, line style, or line width.Up-to-dateThe universal connection is valid and is realized (meshed) into solver-specific elements.Not RealizedThe universal connection is valid but is not realized (meshed) yet into solver-specific elements.InvalidThe universal connection needs to be updated because one or more of its settings is incorrect.

Mesh display contention option

Resolve Mesh Display Contention

Controls how the software displays the polygon faces that underlie a mesh. Select the Resolve Mesh Display Contention check box to render the polygon faces as wireframe. This option creates an optimal display for most models.Clear the Resolve Mesh Display Contention check box to render the polygon faces as shaded. For laminate models with imported global layups, you can clear this option to assess ply mapping to both polygon faces and 2D elements.For more information, see Controlling display contention in 2D models.

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