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Color Manager dialog

Used to specify colors of different items such as analysis results.

Opens when either:
  • Set Structure Colors is selected on the Settings tab in the Backstage view, or
  • the Set Structure Colors tool is selected in the Options group on the View ribbon tab.

SettingDescription
View Highlights Opens a color selection dialog, which is used to specify a highlighting color for selected objects.
Entities

Opens the Define Colors dialog, which is used to color code structural entities by specific attributes.

Define Colors dialog

Specify the type of entity (Beam, Plate or Solid) whose colors are to be changed under the Select Structural Entity list box. Under the Color By option, select the type of attribute for which the colors will be arranged according to. To change the color of a particular attribute (for example, if Beam Properties option is selected, all the properties for that model will be listed), double-click on the color to bring up the color palette dialog box. Select a new color for that particular attribute.

Note: The colors of the entities can also be changed through the Structure tab of the Diagrams dialog .
Forces Opens a color selection dialog, which is used to specify a highlighting color for forces shown in analysis results.
Limits Opens a color selection dialog, which is used to specify a highlighting color for limits in analysis results.
Results Opens a color selection dialog, which is used to specify a highlighting color for results.
Node Dimension Opens a color selection dialog, which is used to specify a highlighting color for node-to-node dimensions.
Current Structure Color Scheme
The following options are available for applying the selected color changes:
  • Structure Only
  • Force Limits
  • Design Results