To create a display group, you first select the particular items of interest. You can then perform a Boolean operation on your selection and the contents of the current viewport. This sequence can be repeated as necessary to create the desired group. In addition, you can create a new display group by editing (for example, performing additional Boolean operations on) the contents of a previously saved display group. You can save either the selection in the dialog box or the contents of the current viewport as a display group. By default, a display group persists only for the duration of the session. If you want to retain a display group for use in subsequent sessions, save it to an XML file, to the model database, or to an output database; for more information, see Managing session objects and session options. You can access a display group only in modules of the same type as the one in which it was created (see Table 1 and Table 2). For example, if you create and save a display group in the Part module, you will be able to access this display group only in the Part and Property modules. A display group named All that contains all objects in the current part, assembly, or output database is created automatically by Abaqus/CAE. This display group appears in the display group manager for the current module and cannot be edited, copied, renamed, or deleted. It is not associated with a particular part, assembly, or output database. You can use this display group to quickly return to a plot of the entire part or model after performing Boolean operations. |