To Specify the Display Properties of a Mass Element

Use this procedure to change the following display properties of the components of a mass element:

• Visibility (component is on or off)
• By Material (material assigned to the component determines its display properties)
• Layer
• Color
• Linetype
• Lineweight
• Linetype scale

Note: If a material assignment determines the properties of a mass element display component, you can change the properties of the display component by clearing By Material or by overriding the material assignment with a different material.

1. Select the mass element you want to change, right-click, and click Edit Object Display.
2. Click the Display Properties tab.
3. Select the display representation where you want the changes to appear, and select Object Override.

   The display representation in bold is the current one.

4. If necessary, click .
5. Click the Layer/Color/Linetype tab.
6. Select the component to change, and select a different setting for the property.
7. Click OK twice.