Depending on the module you are using, ABAQUS/CAE presents you with one of the following menu selections to customize geometry and mesh display:
View
Part Display Options
In geometry-related modules you can use this menu item to control your geometry render style, edge visibility, curve refinement, element and node labels, and the visibility of the various types of datum geometry.
ViewAssembly Display Options
In assembly-related modules you can use this menu item to control your assembly render style, edge visibility, and the visibility of the various types of datum geometry. You can also use it to control the display of the mesh, element and node labels, part instances, loads, boundary conditions, and predefined fields in those same assembly-related modules.
ViewODB Display Options
This menu item is applicable only to the Visualization module. For more information, see Chapter 36, “Customizing plot display.”
Save Options from the main menu bar. For more information, see “Saving your display options settings,” Section 50.12.