Control the visibility of assembly features


There are several options for controlling what is shown on a complex assembly model in the Simulation Results environment. You can combine these to produce the best results.

Control mesh visibility on the model

  • Do any of the following in the Simulation tree-view pane in the Simulation Results environment:

    • (Model level control) Right-click the Mesh node, and then choose one of the following commands:

      • Show All

      • Hide All

    • (Part level control) Expand the Mesh node, and then select and deselect the check boxes corresponding to each part.

    • (Connector object control) Select or deselect the Connector Mesh check box to control the visibility of all connector mesh objects as a group. These include spider, rigid, and beam objects such as this one:

Expose interior objects

Use the QY CAD display depth commands to control the visibility of parts in a complex part or assembly.

  1. Select the View tab→Clip group→Set Planes command to set the clipping depth in a window.

    Example:

    The distance between planes (A) and (B) is the extent of the model that will be displayed.

  2. Select the View tab→Clip group→Clipping On command to display the newly defined clipping depth.

  3. Select the command again to turn clipping off, restoring the full simulation results.

To learn how to use these commands, see the Controlling the display depth in a 3D window help topic in the QY CAD Help.

Match the color bar to visible results

  • Select the Color Bar tab→Scale group→Visible Results command to show just the portions of the color bar that correspond to the currently displayed simulation results.

The color bar values, colors, and min/max values update automatically in the graphics window.

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