Meshing > Displaying meshes and element thickness
Change the display of all existing meshes and all mesh collectors
Future meshes that you create in these existing mesh collectors will also use the new display attributes.
Choose Menu→Preferences→Mesh Display.
In the Mesh group, select All Meshes and Mesh Collectors.
Change the display attributes as needed. For more information, see Mesh Display dialog box.If the meshes are of different types, such as 2D and 3D meshes, select the appropriate tab to change the display attributes for each mesh type.If the meshes 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 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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