This section describes how to apply color coding to all viewable geometry in the current viewport when you are working in the Visualization module. To apply color coding to geometry and mesh elements from any of the other Abaqus/CAE modules, see “Coloring geometry and mesh elements,” Section 77.4. To color code by selected nodes or elements in the Visualization module instead of the entire geometry, see “Coloring nodes or elements in the Visualization module,” Section 77.6.

When an output database is selected in the Visualization module, you can select any of the following color mappings when you apply color coding to all of the geometry:

• Part instances

• Element sets

• Materials

• Sections

• Element types

• Averaging regions

• Internal sets

• Composite layups

• Composite plies

When a model in the current model database is selected in the Visualization module, only the Part instances color coding option is available.

Abaqus/CAE lists all the items for the current selection method in the Color Mappings table. Once you select a color mapping in the Color Code dialog box, you can also customize the display color of its individual items. See “Selecting multiple items from lists and tables,” Section 3.2.11, for more information. You make your selections directly from the table, and you can select multiple cells; for more information, see “Selecting multiple items from lists and tables,” Section 3.2.11.