#### 1.2.4.4. Orientation Visualization

The orientation of surfaces and ply angles can be visualized with the orientation buttons on the toolbar. The scaling factor for the ply offset visualization can also be controlled via the toolbar.

Figure : Orientation Visualizations in the Toolbar

: Display element normals or normal direction of CAD geometry parts.

Figure : Visualization of the Element Normals

: Display orientation of an Oriented Selection Set (OSS).

Figure : Visualization of the OSS Normal

: Display reference direction of an Oriented Selection Set (OSS).

Figure : Visualization of the OSS Reference Direction

: Display the fiber direction of the selected ply.

Figure : Visualization of the Fiber Direction

: Display the transverse ply direction.

Figure : Visualization of the Transverse Ply Direction

: Display the draped fiber direction.

: Display the draped transverse direction.

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