Colour in tables

The default colours in which entities are displayed in Graphic views can be overridden by explicitly defining colour. Colour can be assigned to nodes, elements, members, materials, properties, and analysis stages.

In tables, the rows for objects that have an explicit colour definition are highlighted with the assigned colour.

Assignment colours to tables by selecting the records that are to be modified, then going to Edit > Modify Colour. Modify colour is also available as a command in the right-click menu. This opens the Select colour dialog. The selected colour is indicated by a colour swatch, and the derived colour-wash by the partially hidden colour swatch. Setting the colour to undefined unsets the explicit colour assignment.

Note: Explicit colour assignment can also by applied via Graphic views.

In the element and member tables there is an option to check for and highlight incomplete elements. These are entities that refer to non-existent nodes or properties, or where topology items are repeated. Non-existent items are highlighted in red and repeated items are highlighted in blue.