Shows all parts in the display.

Hides all parts in the display.

Reverses which parts are blanked so that blanked parts become visible and visible parts are blanked.

Expands the entire Part Tree.

Collapses the Part Tree.

Blanks all selected parts. A list of selected, blanked parts is displayed in the message window.

Blanks all parts except selected ones.

Deletes empty parts.

Exposes the hidden component parts created in Ansys ICEM CFD and makes them available in the Parts branch of the model tree.

Boundary conditions in Ansys ICEM CFD are assigned on a per part basis. When loads, constraints, pressures, forces, displacements, etc. are applied on individual entities, you usually don't want to see them as separate parts. So a hidden component part is created and the necessary boundary condition will be applied to the hidden part. This is usually preferable since it cuts down on clutter and these entities can be viewed or adjusted through the Loads or Displacements branches of the tree. Such hidden parts will be reported when you display the part information (right-click a part and select Info from the part display options).

For example:

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Info for part GEOM
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Geometry Info ----
Part contains 6 surfaces; Total surface area is 6.0
Part contains 12 curves
Part contains 8 points
Bounding box around part is {0 0 0} {1 1 1}
Part contains 2 hidden component part(s):
	GEOM:FORCE0 contains 1 surfaces
	GEOM:TEMP0 contains 1 surfaces

The ':' in the part name GEOM:FORCE0 indicates that the part is a hidden component of the part GEOM.

However, for various reasons, some users may occasionally want to expose these hidden component parts as separate parts in the Parts branch of the model tree. This can be done with the Expose Component Parts option.

When the Expose Component Parts option is used, such parts will be renamed with a '#' replacing the ':' and they will be available in the Parts Tree.

Part GEOM:FORCE0 renamed to GEOM#FORCE0
Part GEOM:TEMP0 renamed to GEOM#TEMP0

2 part(s) renamed

Figure 171: Using the Expose Component Parts Option

This operation moves the component part into its parent. Unlike Expose Component Parts where component parts are renamed, the number of parts in the tree is not increased, resulting in reduced clutter. Following this operation, BCs on the hidden part are ignored. The operation is not reversible.

Opens a table of the attributes of all the parts, as shown in the figure below. The part name, color, material, and thickness can be edited directly in the table.

The columns that are grayed out are not applicable for the type of geometry found in that part. Clicking the column heading will sort the data in ascending or descending order. Columns can be toggled on and off by right-clicking the headings and selecting the desired options. The column widths can be re-sized by moving the mouse over the column border and dragging it to the desired width. The vertical grab bar at the right of the table can be dragged aside to reveal the Display Window.

Figure 172: Edit Attributes

Opens a table of the Part Mesh Setup options. This form is more efficient for large numbers of parts than the Mesh > Part Mesh Setup table.

Figure 173: Part Mesh Setup

The columns that are grayed out are not applicable for the type of geometry found in that part. Clicking on the column heading will sort the data in ascending or descending order. Columns can be toggled on and off by right-clicking on the headings and selecting the desired options. The column widths can be resized by moving the mouse over the column border and dragging it to the desired width. The vertical grab bar at the right of the table can be dragged aside to reveal the Display Window.

Automatically selects new colors for all Parts, trying to pick ones that are easy to distinguish from the others in use. Normally, the colors are assigned by an algorithm that employs the parts name, which results in the same family in two different projects having identical colors. It is not, however, always possible to make all colors distinguishable from the others being used. The Good Colors option provides an alternative.

Assigns colors according to material instead of parts.

Reports information about the selected part(s) in the message window.

The reported information follows the same format and content rules as Show Parts Info, but it is specific to the selected part(s).

Blanks the selected part in the display.

Shows the selected part in the display.

Allows you to add entities to an existing part.

Creates a sub-part comprising all the surfaces along with attached mesh elements, from the selected part. This option is valid only for parts containing surfaces. The following additional options will be made available for the original part:

Allows you to change the part color to one of your choice.

Allows you to rename the part.

Deletes the part.