The information displayed in the graphical windows may be modified by the user via the Symbols Dialog. This dialog is accessed via the Symbols command in the Display menu.

This dialog has options to display information related to the joints in the model. This includes the properties of the joint such as its number, label or local axes.  Other symbols can be displayed to indicate other information related to joints such as restraints, joint masses, and linked joints.  Similar options are available for members; they may be displayed with their number, label, length and local axes.  They may also be annotated with their section names or shapes.  Symbols representing other properties that are related to the ends of the members may also be shown an include end releases and offsets.

Other setting available via this dialog allow the display in the plot and loads windows to be customised.  A number of options are available that specifies how and if loads are display and whether the loads are labelled with their magnitudes.  Similar options are available for controlling the display of reactions and labels in the Plot window.

The colour used to draw each element in the Frame window is also set via the Symbols dialog.  Members in the Frame window can be displayed using a number of colouring schemes that use different colours to distinguish members based upon their section, section shape or label.  Grouping of members may also be highlighted by displaying members using the colour of the group in which they are contained.  A legend summarising the colours used in drawing the model may also be displayed.

The symbols toolbar provides a number of buttons to toggle the display of the more frequently used symbols.