Switching Materials Views

You can change the rendering of assigned materials for portions you select in the model.

If you display material content or any results plot other than plastic strain, you can switch the material rendering style from a color-coded engineering display suitable for distinguishing between components to one that provides a more realistic view.

Note: Physics Simulation Review can only display detailed materials view for non-composite models.

See Also
Showing or Hiding Parts of the Model
Switching Transparency Views
  1. From the action bar, click Switch Material .
  2. Select the object (or a part of the object) in the work area.
  3. You can select multiple parts; click Switch Material again to end the command. From the context toolbar, select Switch All to switch the material view or select Keep Only to keep the selection's material view and switch all other components.
    All selected parts are rendered realistically. In the example below, a segment of the excavator arm has been switched from engineering view to realistic view.
    Engineering View Realistic View




  4. Select Restore to restore the color-coded engineering view to all parts.