Creating Display Groups by Labels

You can create a display group from one or more node or element labels in a range you specify.

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About Display Groups
  1. Open the Display Groups context toolbar using one of the following methods:
    • Click the model, and select from the context toolbar that appears.
    • From the Plots section of the Model Plots mode action bar, click Display Groups .
  2. Click from the Display Groups context toolbar.
    The Display Groups dialog box appears and opens to the Select tab .
  3. From the Item options, select Labels.
  4. From the Method options, choose Element Labels or Node Labels as your filter criteria.
  5. In the Labels field, enter a numerical value.

    The acceptable formats include: a single number (144), a hyphenated range (1-6), or a colon-delimited range and increment step (32-62:2) to define your display group. The last example finds labels 32 to 62 in increments of 2 (32, 34, 36, ...62).

  6. Click Add New Row to add label information for another part.
  7. Click Highlight to highlight the elements or nodes you have chosen in the model.
  8. Use the Boolean operators at the bottom of the dialog box to customize the selected items. The following options are available:
    OptionDescription
    Replace your display group and display all entities in the current viewport.
    Note: Replace All works for model parts and elements only. It does not show or hide the display of coordinate systems.
    Hide all the model components that are displayed in the current display group and display all the model components that were hidden.
    Note: The Invert display operator works for model parts and elements only. It does not show or hide the display of coordinate systems.
    The elements displayed change according to your selection.
  9. Use the Boolean operators at the top of the dialog box to customize the selected items. The following options are available:
    OptionDescription
    Replace the current viewport contents with your selection.
    Add your selection to the current viewport contents.
    Remove your selection from the current viewport contents. If your selection includes one or more elements or surfaces, the nodes connected to those items are also removed, provided that you have not specifically operated to include those nodes in the display group.
    Display only those items common to your selection and the display in the current viewport.
    Display only model components that are either in your selection or in the current viewport but not in both.
    The elements displayed change according to your selection.
  10. Optional: Click the Summary tab to review your selections.
  11. Click Close.