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Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
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 HyperLife 2025.1.
Get Started
Learn the basics and discover the workspace.
- HyperLife Overview
  A comprehensive fatigue solutions framework.
- 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 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.
- Selection
  Select and deselect entities to modify with other tools. Selected entities are outlined to indicate their selection state.
- Preferences
  Adjust HyperLife settings.
Tutorials
Discover HyperLife functionality with interactive tutorials.
Fatigue Analysis Overview
Fatigue Analysis is intended for solutions to structures in a large number of loading cycles.
Setup Analysis
Set up your model for analysis.
Evaluate
Run the model and view results.
Manage Files and Data
Create, open, import, and save models.
Additional Post-Processing Options
Explore additional post-processing options related to the input result files.
Verification Problems
Explore verification problems for SN and EN with time series loading.

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.

Component: Color elements, surfaces, and solid faces based on the component to which they belong.
Model: Color by model. Model color can be set in the browser.
Normal: Color elements by their normal. A positive normal side will be displayed in red and a negative normal side of an element will be displayed in blue. This mode is applicable only to shell elements. Other types of elements will be shown in gray.
Part: Color by part.