You can create model change interactions that deactivate selected components of the model (geometry, elements, skins, and stringers). Skins, geometry, and elements can be removed from the viewport for model change interactions on model geometry. Skins, stringers, and elements can be removed from the viewport for model change interactions on an orphan mesh. You can control the visibility of these removed components from the ODB Display Options dialog box.
The behavior of the viewport depends on the status of the visibility toggle and on the plot state. Elements deactivated in a model change interaction can be removed from the viewport for all plot states. When the option to remove deactivated elements in the viewport is toggled off, the deactivated elements are colored gray in the contour plot but remain unchanged for all other plot states. If the option to display beam profiles is toggled off, Abaqus/CAE will not remove deactivated elements with beam profiles from the viewport, regardless of the status of the removed element toggle.
To control deactivated element display:
From the main menu bar, select View
ODB Display Options. Click the General tab in the dialog box that appears. The Model Change display option is at the bottom of the General page.
Toggle on Account for deactivated elements from the viewport.
Click OK to implement your changes and to close the dialog box.
