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Adjust the View
View controls enable you to control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
Change Model Color Settings
Change how geometry and mesh entities are visualized in the modeling window by selecting a color mode.

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What's New
View new features for HyperMesh CFD 2024.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
- Platform Support
  Platforms, operating systems, and processors supported by Altair HyperWorks 2024.1 products, which includes 2024.1 solver packages.
- User Interface
  Explore the user interface.
- Adjust the View
  View controls enable you to control the view and display of your model in the modeling window.
  - Rotate, Pan, Zoom, Fit, Center
    Adjust your view of the model in the modeling window.
  - Show, Hide, and Isolate Entities
    Turn the display of entities on and off in the modeling window.
  - Store and Recall Custom Views
    Save the current view of your model for future reference and recall saved views.
  - Change Geometry Display Settings
    Change the visual display of geometry in the modeling window by configuring the geometry display settings.
  - Change Mesh Display Settings
    Change the display of mesh in the modeling window by configuring the mesh display settings.
  - Change Model Color Settings
    Change how geometry and mesh entities are visualized in the modeling window by selecting a color mode.
  - Change Projection
    Change how 3D objects are displayed on a 2D plane.
  - Create and View Section Cuts
    Use the Section Cuts tool to cut planar or spherical sections through a model.
- Selection
  Select and deselect entities to modify with other tools. Selected entities are outlined to indicate their selection state.
- Measures
  Learn about the different types of measurements available for each setup environment.
- Move, Snap, and Orient
  Translate, rotate, and align the model.
- Edit and Delete Parameters Using the Legend
  Use the legends to visualize, edit, and delete instances of model setup parameters.
- Enter Data Using the Table and Plot Area
  Use the table and the plot area together to create, edit, and visualize input points for varying data sets.
- Undo-Redo
  Undo and redo actions.
- Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
  Default keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls.
Onboarding Resources
Discover HyperMesh CFD functionality with interactive tutorials and community resources.
Solution Layers
Solution-centric workflows allow you to traverse through modeling environments using a dedicated UI layer.
Manage Files and Data
Create, open, import, and save models.
Convert
Use the Convert tool to convert entire models between data types.
Geometry Modeling
Manage CAD, FE, and 2D parametric sketch geometry.
Meshing
Generate surface/volume mesh by defining mesh controls, or interactively create and edit 2D surface mesh.
Setup
Prepare your model and run the simulation.
Post-Processing
Post-process the simulation results by creating visualizations and measurements.
Automation
Automate simulation processes with templates and utility scripts.
Design Exploration
Once the baseline model is prepared, you can define morph volumes, morph geometry, create design shapes and run DOE studies. These tool work for both AcuSolve and ultraFluidX-based workflows.
Solver Help
More resources for AcuSolve and ultraFluidX solvers.

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Change Model Color Settings

Change how geometry and mesh entities are visualized in the modeling window by selecting a color mode.

From the View Controls toolbar, click

and select a color mode.

Automatic: Switches to the appropriate color mode depending on the active tool.
Boundaries: Color by boundaries conditions via the Boundaries legend.
BL Controls: Color by boundary layer mesh controls via the BL Controls legend.
CFD Topology: Color solid bodies by part and make transparent. Color surfaces bodies in gray, free and shared edges in red, non-manifold edges in yellow.
Component: Color elements, surfaces, and solid faces based on the component to which they belong.
Edge Controls: Color by edge mesh controls via the Edge Controls Legend.
Mappable: Display surfaces in wireframe, and color surface edges blue (ignoring topology). Color solid faces by mappability: red (not mappable), yellow (1D mappable), or green (3D mappable). Color solid face edges by topology.
Mixed: Color surfaces and solid faces based on the component to which they belong, and color surface edges and solid face edges by topology.
Part: Color all surfaces based on the part to which they belong.
Part Group: Color by part groups.
Solid Group: Color by surface groups.
Surface Controls: Color by surface mesh controls via the Surface Controls legend.
Surface Element Quality: Color elements based on their quality, which is defined by the 2D element criteria settings. The element quality legend displays in the modeling window to assist you in evaluating the element quality.
Surface Groups: Color by surface groups via the Surface Groups legend.
Surface Normals: Review surface normals. Red is positive normal, blue is negative normal.; Adjust surface normals by right-clicking and selecting Edit > Normal > Update or Reverse..
Topology: Color 2D faces gray, and color surface edges by topology: red (free edges), green (shared edges), yellow (t-junctions), and blue (suppressed edges). Color solid faces and face edges transparent green (bounding faces), and color internal faces yellow (full partition faces).