VIEW OPTIONS Mode Control

  

The command VIEW OPTIONS is the keyword for additional mesh visualisation control. These visualisation controls allow the user to examine the model and to reduce picture congestion when superimposing results.

VIEW OPTIONS has the following sub-commands:

2.19.9.1 BROKEN - draw mesh lines with broken vectors.

2.19.9.2 COLOUR - assign colour.

2.19.9.3 DEFORM - apply nodal displacements to deform mesh.

2.19.9.4 EDGES - draw mesh edges.

2.19.9.5 HIDDEN - select hidden line algorithm and control whether mesh is filled or not.

2.19.9.6 LIGHT - controls for shading.

2.19.9.7 SHRINK - shrink elements (exploded view).