A display body is a part instance that does not take part in the analysis but is visible during postprocessing. You can customize the appearance of such part instances in your model using the Display Body Options in the Visualization module. The options available for display bodies are similar to those available for all of the plot states in ABAQUS/CAE: render style; edge visibility, color, and style; fill color; scaling; and translucency can all be customized. Similar to the common plot options, display body options are plot state–independent; i.e., the options applied to display bodies are reflected in all plot states. Display body options apply to all display bodies in your model; to customize the appearance of individual display bodies, you can create display groups based on part instances (see “Creating or editing a display group,” Section 52.2.1). Individual item coloring can also be applied to individual display body part instances to override the edge and/or fill colors specified as general display body options; see Chapter 51, “Color coding geometry and mesh elements,” for more information.

To locate the display body options, select OptionsDisplay Body from the main menu bar. Click the following tabs to customize the appearance of all display bodies in the current viewport: