View (3D)

The node () for 3D components has many options to add light sources and define the light attributes. Other functions include displaying or hiding geometry labels, transparency, wireframe rendering, a numbered grid, and axis orientation in the window. See Figure 6-16. You can add this node by right-clicking in a 3D component and also by right-clicking under to add a node.

Also right-click the node in the component to add Hide for Geometry, Hide for Physics, or Hide for Mesh Import, depending on your current view.

The node () for 3D models has the following sections:

Select the check box to view the edges of the object as solid lines. The button (

) is turned on or off in the window at the same time. Wireframe rendering only has effect when mesh rendering is turned off (for a view that normally shows the mesh).

Select the check box to display the geometric object names in the window. The labels appear for geometry objects or geometric entities (boundary, edge, or point numbers, but not domain numbers), depending on what part of the model tree you display and the selection mode you are using. If you use wireframe rendering, no labels appear.

Select the check box to display direction arrows on edges in the window. The direction arrows indicate the directions for which the edge parameterization values increase.

By default, the check box is selected and displays a numbered grid in the window around the object. Click to clear the check box to hide the grid.

By default, the check box is selected. Clear it to not render the mesh, where the mesh normally appears, which can be useful, for example, to get a better view of the inside of complex meshed 3D geometries. This check box is not available in geometry part views and result views.

By default, the check box is selected and the axis orientation indicator for the global Cartesian coordinate directions is displayed in the lower-left corner of the window. Click to clear the check box to hide the axis orientation indicator.

By default, the check box is selected. Click to clear the check box if you do not want to include units for the plot axes.

Select the check box to store the current camera settings so that the zoom tools can temporarily be used, for example, but then revisiting the node restores the camera settings to the values in the view at the time the check box was selected.

Select the check box to lock the rotation center and turn off the automatic or manual rotation center modes. See Moving Around and Rotating a 3D Geometry.

The setting is a default that always displays and is based on the geometry. The , , , and check boxes are selected by default. To hide and disable all light sources, click to clear the check box. The button (

) is turned on or off in the window at the same time.

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Click to clear the , , and check boxes as needed.

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Enter a value between 0 and 1 for the (default value: 0.3) or use the slider to select a level. Watch the changes in the window at the same time to help choose a level.

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Select a from the list: , , , , , , , , (default), or . The color is only applied to ambient light. If you select , click the button to choose a color from the palette.

Select the check box to turn on transparency. The button (

) is activated in the window at the same time. Enter a value between 0 and 1 in the field for the alpha blending, where 0 means a fully transparent color and 1 means a fully opaque color, or use the slider to select a transparency level. Watch the changes in the window at the same time to help choose a level.

Clear the check box if you do not want to include colors indicating user-defined selections.

Select the check box if you want to include colors and texture indicating the material used in the geometry.