
What's particularly dangerous is if I forget I'm in View A and happen to hit the "Reset Hiding" button in the graphics window - then View A is completely ruined and I need to make it again from scratch. Then one time, while in View A, I become interested in temporarily hiding or un-hiding a few more geometry objects, but I can't actually do that without messing up View A for future use. I then want to swap over to View A frequently because observing that sub-domain is often necessary. Suppose I carefully hide 20 obscuring geometry objects in order to view a specific sub-domain, and I save that configuration as a new View (let's call it, "View A"). I see how toggling between "View Unhidden" and "View Hidden Only" can help refresh the view when it isn't updating, but I'm not sure how this changes anything for my original question. In the end, I typically give up and don't use additional views at all.ĭoes anyone have tips for getting the most out of "Views" in COMSOL?

I can be working on my geometry and switch over to this view to try and analyze a particular subset of my geometry, but then the second I hide another object or reset the view, those changes are automatically propagated to that view I had created, making that saved view entirely useless to me. Unfortunately, I see no option to lock the settings of this saved view once I create it. I can create such a view by right-clicking "Definitions", creating a new "View", right-clicking that new view, adding "Hide Geometric Entities", and then selecting the entities I want hidden. That way, I can quickly revert to that view of a particular subset of my geometry without having to reset the entire view each time and then hide each surrounding domain. One thing I'd often like to do is save and lock a particular view in which a select group of domains are hidden. COMSOL AB and its subsidiaries and products are not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by, or supported by these trademark owners.The "Views" feature has been bugging me because I feel like I must not be utilizing it correctly. SOLIDWORKS is a registered trademark of Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Corp. or its subsidiaries in the United States and in other countries.

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