Graphics

File > Preferences > Applications > Graphics

Picking/Entity Selection

Hide / Unhide

This option is used to specify number of back ups for hide and unhide operation. Hide and Unhide operation can also be performed by using shortcut keys. "H" key is used to hide the entity whereas "Shift + H" key is used to unhide the hidden entity.

Enable CAD/FEM face selection filter

When the CAD body is overlapped with mesh body, it will pop up a micro dialog and ask the user to set the priority for the face and body selection.The face and body selection is done based on the picking tolerance measure given by the user.

Example

Disable auto entity highlight and auto rotation center for large models to reduce picking time and lag in rotation

Turn on this toggle to disable the auto entity highlight and rotation center if the model node count exceeds the given threshold value. It will enhance the picking time and rotation speed.

In this mode, rotation center will be updated only when the middle mouse button is pressed and released without any movement.

Display

Element Edge Fading

This option allows the user to visualize the element edges with fading.

Anti-aliasing

This option is used to remove all jagged displays, which results in a smooth graphics display.