Meshing > Displaying meshes and element thickness
Change the display of a selected mesh collector
You can change the display attributes of all existing meshes in a selected mesh collector, as well as the display attributes for the mesh collector itself.
In the Simulation Navigator, right-click the mesh collector that you want to change, and choose Edit Display.
Change the display attributes as needed. For more information, see Mesh Display dialog box.If you selected meshes that currently have different settings for a given property, for example, different colors, see Edit the attributes for multiple selected entities.
Click Apply or OK to apply the changes.
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
Reset the mesh display to the defaults
Edit the attributes for multiple selected entities
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Assigning mesh colors by quality checks
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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