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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Behavior
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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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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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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