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VIEW OPTIONS EDGES [Control]

              

The command allows selection of which edges (mesh lines) of the elements are to be displayed. In FEMGEN , only hidden views will be effected.


Control Comments
ALL All element edges are displayed.
OUTLINE In FEMVIEW , the following element edges are drawn:
Edges with a connectivity of 1 (ie. edges common to a single element),
and edges that are common to free faces of elements where these faces
have normals that subtend an angle greater than 35 degrees to each
other.
In FEMGEN , element edges that are on FEMGEN lines will be drawn.
MATERIALS This will display the same edges as OUTLINE and in addition edges
that are on a material boundary. (FEMVIEW only).
CONNECT-1 Only those edges that are common to a single finite element will be
drawn. (FEMVIEW only).
INHIBIT No element edges are displayed.

Notes:

1.
Difference from the VIEW EDGES Command
Whereas the command VIEW EDGES allows a quick representation of the model to be drawn and, for example, edge connectivity to be checked; the VIEW OPTION EDGES command allows the display of element edges to be controlled in other VIEW commands.


 
Figure 2.134: CONNECT-1 edges applied to a hidden view
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Examples:

1.
VIEW OPTIONS EDGES ALL

All edges of displayed elements are drawn.

See also the following commands

'VIEW DEVEL'
'VIEW CUTAWAY'
'VIEW EDGES'
'VIEW HIDDEN'
'VIEW XSECTION'


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1st October 1999