You can customize the style and thickness in which ABAQUS/CAE displays element and surface edges. Edge style options are plot mode-dependent; that is, you control them separately for undeformed, deformed, contour, symbol, and material orientation plots. For example, Figure 37–4 shows a plot with default element edges on the left and customized edges on the right.
To customize element and surface edges:
Locate the Edge Attributes 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 Edge Attributes options are at the bottom of the Color & Style page.
For the contour plot mode:
Click the Model Edges tab. The Edge Attributes options are at the bottom of the Model Edges page.
For the symbol and material orientation plot modes:
Click the Color & Style tab. The Edge Attributes options are at the bottom of the Color & Style page.
Choose the style of the element and surface edges:
Click the Style button to reveal the edge style options.
Click the edge style you want.
The specified edge style appears on the Style button.
Choose the thickness of the element and surface edges:
Click the Thickness button to reveal the edge thickness options.
Click the edge thickness you want.
The specified edge thickness appears on the Thickness button.
Click Apply to implement your changes.
Since element and surface edge style is plot mode-dependent, the edge style changes according to your specification in plots of the current mode only.
Your changes are saved for the duration of the session and will affect all subsequent plots in this mode.
