Control the Graphic Display
• | Click (or CTRL + F) to refresh the screen. |
• | Click (or CTRL + R) to fit the displayed parts to the screen in the graphic window. |
• | Click and choose an option from the drop-down menu to display the model in a predefined view: |
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to display XY view (same as F9 key)
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to display YZ view (same as F10 key)
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to display XZ view (same as F11 key)
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to display XYZ (perspective) view (same as F12 key)
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• | Click to adjust the transparency level of visible parts displayed in order to control the control the visibility of other selected visible parts (same as the plus (+) and minus ( - ) keys). This icon is used in conjunction with another corresponding module transparency icon.
For example, to control the visibility of one part of a model, select the part in the Tree panel, click the Isolate Tree Selection with Transparency icon (), then click and use the slider to adjust the transparency of all the rest of the parts. |
How Do I ...
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select parts to display them in the tree
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draw a box around parts to display them in the tree.
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select parts to add to the display in the tree.
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draw a box around parts to add to the display in the tree.
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SHIFT key + Page Down
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will select from the selected part downwards
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SHIFT key + Page Up
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will select from the selected part upwards
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• | Click to display all the parts of the model. |
• | Click and select: |
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to add the parts selected in the tree in the graphic window
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to add the parts selected in the tree and fit in the graphic window
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to mask the parts selected in the tree from the graphic window
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to isolate the parts selected in the tree in the graphic window
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• | Click and select the element type to add to the display: |
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the shells
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the springs
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the beams
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the trusses
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the solids
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the SPH
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• | Click and select the element type to mask from the display: |
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the shells
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the springs
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the beams
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the trusses
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the solids
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the SPH
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• | Click and select the element type to isolate: |
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the shells
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the springs
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the beams
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the trusses
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the solids
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the SPH
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• | Click to toggle between displaying and masking the free nodes from the graphic window. |
• | Click to reverse the displayed and masked parts in the graphic window. |
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• | Click and select the display mode: |
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node cloud display
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feature line display
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wireframe display
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shaded display
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shaded with feature lines display
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shaded with lines display
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• | Click and select the view mode for the view simplification: |
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node cloud display
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feature line display
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wireframe display
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shaded display
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shaded with feature lines display
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shaded with lines display
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set to display mode
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• | Click to toggle between displaying and masking element details. |
• | Click to toggle between displaying and masking all the segments of the solid elements (by default only the external skin is displayed). |
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Button
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pick parts to unmask them completely.
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(or CTRL + F) and pick a part. The parts in node proximity to the selected one are displayed.
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(or CTRL + Z) and pick two nodes in the graphic window. HyperCrash will display all the parts connected to the two picked nodes.
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pick parts to mask them from the graphic window.
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define a box to mask parts from the graphic window.
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pick parts to isolate and display in the graphic window.
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define a box to isolate and display parts in the graphic window.
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Button
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Behavior
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select one of the following the icons from the drop-down menu. The elements connected to the selected one(s) are displayed.
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pick one element in the graphic display
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pick several elements in the graphic display
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select an element with a box in the graphic display
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select one of the following the icons from the drop-down menu. Then select elements in the graphic window:
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pick elements to mask them in the graphic window
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define a box to mask elements in the graphic window
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define a box to isolate and display only the elements in the box
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pick two nodes to display the elements that are in the the proximity of the selected nodes
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See also
Information Options