The display options control which components of the mesh are displayed. The display options can be set by selecting the Display Options command in the Display menu. This brings up the Display Options dialog. Most of the items in the dialog box are toggle boxes. If the toggle for a component of the mesh is set, the component is displayed when the mesh is re-drawn. Attributes used to display the component such as color and line style can be set by selecting the window to the left of the toggle box. The items in the dialog are as follows:
The items in the Display Options dialog are divided into two tabs: one for the general mesh options and one for the FEMWATER options. The items described below are for the general mesh options.
The Nodes item is used to display the mesh nodes.
The Elements item is used to display the edges of elements. The elements are drawn using the color of the material associated with each cell. An option is included to display all of the edges or only the edges on the boundary of each material. Element can also be temporarily hidden.
3 options are available for the element edges:
Auto- draws the material color if faces are not displayed. Uses black or white if the faces are displayed.
Specified- used the color specified next to the cell edges
Material- displays the material color of the cell
This option fills the elements with the material color.
The Mesh shell item is used to display an edge for each of the edges on the exterior of the set of all elements (visible or invisible) which corresponds to a discontinuity in the mesh exterior. This display option provides a helpful spatial context when displaying iso-surfaces or cross sections.
The Mesh shell feature angle is used only when the Mesh Shell option is selected. This angle represents a threshold angle at which an edge of the shell will be displayed. If for example, an angle of 45 degrees is defined, any edge of the mesh which divides two element faces that are at an angle greater than 45 degrees to each other will not be displayed.
The Node numbers item is used to display the ID associated with each node next to the node. The numbers are only displayed on the front-facing faces of exterior elements.
The Element numbers item is used to display the ID associated with each element at the centroid of the element. The numbers are only displayed on the front-facing faces of exterior elements.
The Scalar Values item is used to display the scalar values of the active dataset for each node next to the node.
Texture Map Image
The Texture Map Image Item is used to "drape" an image over the top surface of the 3D Mesh.
Related Links:
3D Mesh Module