Applying display groups to multiple viewports and models

You can use a single display group to view the same subset of different models, and you can view a display group in multiple viewports.

This task shows you how to:

See Also
Managing display groups

Context:

A single display group can apply to different models as long as the display group is valid for each model. For example, Figure 1 shows a single display group applied to two different models shown in two different viewports.

Figure 1. A display group applied to two different models.

Plot a previously saved display group in any viewport

  1. Click on the viewport border to make the viewport current.
  2. From the main menu bar, select ToolsDisplay GroupPlot. Select the display group to plot from the menu that appears.

    Abaqus plots the display group in the current viewport. Abaqus plots only the components in the display group that are valid for the current model.

Edit a previously saved display group in any viewport where it is displayed

  1. Click on the viewport border to make the viewport current.
  2. From the main menu bar, select ToolsDisplay GroupEdit. Select the display group to edit from the menu that appears.

    The Edit Display Group dialog box appears.

  3. Select the desired model components, and apply the desired Boolean operations.

    During the editing process, the results of any Boolean operations appear only in the current viewport.

  4. Click OK to close the Edit Display Group dialog box.

    Your editing changes are applied to all viewports that reference the selected display group. If the modified display group becomes invalid for one of the models (for example, by the inclusion of a node not contained in that model), Abaqus warns that part of the display group is now invalid.