About Simulation Display Options
Use these configuration options to control which icons are on by default for your session. For most of the following options, the settings are true or false
sim_display_agem_controls
Toggles display of AutoGEM controls.
sim_display_arrow_scale
Toggles automatic arrow scaling.
sim_display_arrow_tail_touching
Toggles display of load and reaction force arrows to have tails or heads touching.
sim_display_beams_mode
Controls the default selection of the Beams display list on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Transparent*
• Shaded
• Wireframe
sim_display_beam_releases
Toggles display of beams release icons.
sim_display_beam_sections
Toggles display of beam section icons.
sim_display_beams
Toggles display of beam icons.
sim_display_contacts
Toggles display of contact icons.
sim_display_current_csys_triad
Controls the default selection of the Display Current Csys Triad check box on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Yes*
• Yes/No
sim_display_fasteners_mode
Controls the default selection of the Fasteners display list on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Transparent*
• Shaded
• Wireframe
sim_display_highlight_refs
Controls the default selection of the Highlight Refs when Selected check box on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Yes*
• No
sim_icon_distribution_density
Controls the default selection of Density on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• 5*
• 1 to 10
sim_display_in_spin
Toggles display of icons when a model is spinning.
sim_display_interfaces
Toggles display of interface icons.
sim_display_internal_mesh_edges
In FEM mode, this configuration option specifies whether to display the internal edges of the mesh elements in the wireframe mode. By default, sim_display_internal_mesh_edges is set to no and the internal edges of the mesh elements are not displayed. If you set this option to yes, internal edges of the mesh elements are displayed.
• No*
• Yes
sim_display_load_distribution
Toggles display of distributed load vectors over entire entity.
sim_display_load_name
Controls the default selection of the Display Names check box on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• No*
• Yes
sim_display_load_icons
Toggles display of load icons.
• No*
• Yes
sim_display_loads_from_comps
Toggles display of loads and constraints defined on a lower level component of an assembly.
Sets the default state of the Show Loads and Constraints from Components check box. When you open an assembly model, the Show Loads and Constraints from Components check box is available on the Set Visibilities tab of the Simulation Display dialog box. If you set this option to no, the Show Loads and Constraints from Components check box is not selected by default and loads and constraints defined for a component of an assembly are not displayed.
• No
• Yes*
sim_display_loads_mode
Controls the default selection of the Loads and Constraints display list on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Shaded*
• Wireframe
sim_display_load_value
Toggles display of load value tags.
• No*
• Yes
sim_display_loads_zi
Controls the default selection of the Zoom-insensitive check box for loads and constraints on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Yes*
• No
sim_display_masses
Toggles display of mass icons.
sim_display_masses_mode
Controls the default selection of the Masses display list on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Transparent*
• Shaded
• Wireframe
sim_display_masses_zi
Controls the default selection of the Zoom-insensitive check box for masses on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Yes*
• No
sim_display_matl_assignments
Toggles display of material assignment icons.
sim_display_measures
Toggles display of measure icons.
sim_display_mesh_and_model
Toggles display of geometry and mesh models.
sim_display_mesh_controls
Toggles display of mesh control icons in FEM mode.
sim_display_mesh_control_name
Controls the default selection of the Values check box for Mesh or AutoGEM controls on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Yes*
• No
sim_display_mesh_control_value
Toggles display of a mesh or AutoGEM control in the label of an icon.
• Yes*
• No
sim_display_mesh_entities
Toggles display of all mesh entities.
sim_display_mesh_mode
Determines the initial state of the mesh display mode. You can set the initial state so that it displays your mesh as wireframe, hidden line, visible line (no hidden lines), or shaded. You can also set the initial state to display the geometry only.
• no_mesh
• wireframe*
• hidden
• nohidden
• shading
sim_display_mesh_quality
Specifies the display refinement for mesh viewing.
• coarse*
• fine
• medium
sim_display_mesh_shells_thick
Determines whether to display shells meshes with zero thickness or the thickness that you defined for the shell. When this option is set to no, the shell mesh is displayed with zero thickness. If you set this option to Yes, the shell mesh is displayed using the actual thickness.
• No*
• Yes
sim_display_mesh_shrink_elems
Specifies the size of displayed mesh elements. Type a value between 0 and 100. Use the default value, which is 0 if you do not want to shrink the elements. Note that, for complex models that have very high element counts, shrinking the elements can degrade performance.
sim_display_model_type
Toggles the display of the model setup in the lower left corner of the graphics window.
You can use the Model Setup dialog box to specify the product that you want to use, the mode of the product, the model type, and the default interface for the model. The specified product information is displayed in the lower left corner of the graphics window, when you set this configuration option to yes. You can specify following values for this option:
• No
• Yes*
sim_display_names
Toggles display of icon name tags.
sim_display_rigid_dof
Toggles display of DOF icons for rigid links.
sim_display_rigid_links
Toggles display of rigid link icons.
sim_display_shells
Toggles shell boundary highlighting.
sim_display_shells_mode
Controls the default selection of the Shells display list on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box.
• Transparent*
• Shaded
• Outline
• Wireframe
sim_display_springs
Toggles display of spring icons.
sim_display_struct_constraints
Toggles display of all Structure constraint icons.
sim_display_struct_loads
Toggles display of all Structure load icons.
sim_display_therm_bcs
Toggles display of Thermal constraint icons.
sim_display_therm_loads
Toggles display of Thermal load icons.
sim_display_weighted_dof
Toggle display of DOF icons for weighted links.
sim_display_weighted_links
Toggles display of weighted link icons.
sim_display_welds
Toggles display of weld icons.
sim_display_z_buffered
Controls the default selection of the Z-Buffer Icons check box on the Settings tab of the Simulation Display dialog box
• Yes*
• No