Meshing > Displaying meshes and element thickness
Change the default display for all new mesh collectors
These steps do not change the display attributes for existing meshes or for new meshes created in existing mesh collectors.
Choose Menu→File→Utilities→Customer Defaults.
Select Simulation→Pre/Post→Mesh Display.
Select the appropriate tab to change the default display attributes for each mesh type. For more information, see Mesh Display dialog box.
Click OK. You must restart the software for the changes to take effect.
When you create a new mesh collector, it will use the Customer Defaults.
How do I
Change the display of all existing meshes and all mesh collectors
Change the display of a selected mesh collector
Change the display of one or more selected meshes
Reset the mesh display to the defaults
Edit the attributes for multiple selected entities
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Using the Show Only and Show Adjacent commands to control object display
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Controlling display contention in 2D models
Creating displays to validate element thickness
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Change the default display for all new mesh collectors, Simcenter 3D 2021.1 Series
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