Coloring Meshes

You can color meshes to identify one-dimensional meshes, two-dimensional meshes, three-dimensional meshes, and connection meshes.

Note: The color you select is applied to the existing mesh only. Creating a new mesh uses the default color.

Before you begin: Create a mesh in the finite element model representation.
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About Mesh Visualization
  1. From Display section of the action bar, click Mesh Color .
    The Color Meshes dialog box appears.
  2. In the Mesh part list, select one of the following:
    OptionDescription
    All Modify the color of all types of mesh.
    1D Modify the color of one-dimensional meshes.
    2D Modify the color of two-dimensional meshes.
    3D Modify the color of three-dimensional meshes.
    Connection Modify the color of connection meshes.
  3. To assign a color, use one of the following methods:
    OptionDescription
    Fixed color Assign one unique color to all meshes of the same type. Click the color field to select a color from the Color Chooser.
    Variable color Assign random colors to meshes of the same type. Enter the number of colors that you want to use.
    Reset color Reset the color of the meshes, restoring the default product color.
    Tip: In the Color Chooser, expand Custom colors to create a custom color palette for use with your models.
  4. Click Apply to activate your selections.
  5. Repeat the previous steps to modify the color of other mesh types.