You can customize the color in which ABAQUS/CAE displays element and surface edges. Edge color options are plot mode-dependent; that is, you control them separately for undeformed, deformed, contour, symbol, and material orientation plots. Within each plot mode you can choose a different edge color for certain render styles, and for the contour plot mode you can choose a different edge color for certain contour types.
You can choose one display color for your entire model, or you can optionally override this display color for selected items, such as particular elements. For example, you can display your model in green, with a group of elements shown in red. For more information on individual item coloring, see “Coloring individual elements,” Section 37.4.
To customize element and surface edge color:
Locate the edge color options for the plot mode (undeformed, deformed, contour, symbol, or material orientation) that you want to customize.
From the main menu bar, select Options
plot mode; then click the Color & Style tab in the dialog box that appears.
For the undeformed and deformed plot modes:
The Color options are at the top of the Color & Style page.
For the contour plot mode:
Click the Model Edges tab. The Edge Color options are at the top of the Model Edges page.
For the symbol and material orientation plot modes:
Click the Color & Style tab. The Color options are at the top of the Color & Style page.
Choose the color of the element and surface edges for wireframe and hidden render style plots and line-type contours. (For all of these plots ABAQUS/CAE does not display model faces.)
Click the color sample 
, which is labeled either Edges in wireframe/hidden plots, Edges in wireframe plots, or In line plots.
ABAQUS/CAE displays the Select Color dialog box.
Use one of the methods in the Select Color dialog box to select a new color. For more information, see “Customizing colors,” Section 3.2.9.
Click OK to close the Select Color dialog box.
The color sample changes to the selected color. The new color does not appear in the viewport until you click OK or Apply in the Plot Options dialog box.
Choose the color of the element and surface edges for filled and shaded render style plots and banded- and quilt-type contour plots. (For all of these plots ABAQUS/CAE displays model faces.)
Click the color sample , which is labeled either Edges in filled/shaded plots, Edges in shaded plots, or In banded/quilt plots.
ABAQUS/CAE displays the Select Color dialog box.
Use one of the methods in the Select Color dialog box to select a new color. For more information, see “Customizing colors,” Section 3.2.9.
Click OK to close the Select Color dialog box.
The color sample changes to the selected color. The new color does not appear in the viewport until you click OK or Apply in the Plot Options dialog box.
Toggle Allow color code selections to override options in this dialog off to display all edges in the color specified above. Toggle it on to override this color using color code selections. The default is on. This option is not available for contour plots.
Click Apply to implement your changes.
Since element and surface edge color is plot mode-dependent, the edge color changes according to your specification in plots of the current mode only. If you specify an edge color for wireframe, hidden, or line plots that is the same color as the viewport background, ABAQUS/CAE draws the edges in a contrasting color so that your plot will not disappear. Edges drawn in the viewport background color in filled or shaded plots may obscure the corresponding model faces if you zoom out or if the faces are so small that the edges begin to overlap.
Your changes are saved for the duration of the session and will affect all subsequent plots in this mode.
