Shapes can be displayed in animation using one of the following methods,
Deformed
Arrows
Contour Colors
Contour Node Lines
Deformed animation displays shapes as a deformation at each Point. This is normally used only with vibration or acoustic intensity data.
If Animate | Deformation | Deformed 
is checked, shapes are displayed using deformation at each Point
If Deformation or Both is selected in the Deformation column of the SubStructure spreadsheet, those SubStructures will display deformed animation.
If Deformation or Both is selected in the Deformation column of the Points spreadsheet, those Points will display deformed animation.
Animation with Arrows displays shapes using an arrow at each Point. This is normally used only with vibration or acoustic intensity data.
If Animate | Deformation | Arrows 
is checked, shapes are displayed using an arrow at each Point.
If Arrows or Both is selected in the Deformation column of the SubStructure spreadsheet, those Substructures will display deformed animation using arrows.
If Arrows or Both is selected in the Deformation column of the Points spreadsheet, those Points will display deformed animation using arrows.
Contour Colors are used from the current Animation Source to display shape magnitudes on structure surfaces. Color contours are the primary means of displaying Scalar data on a model. All shape magnitudes within a band of values are displayed using the same color.
Contour colors are user-specified on the Contour Colors tab in the File | Options box of the current Animation source.
Contour Colors are displayed on each Substructure for the Measurement Type (Translation, Scalar, Machine Rotation, FEA Rotations) chosen in the Contours Data Type column of the SubStructure spreadsheet.
Contour Colors are displayed on each Surface for the Measurement Type (Translation, Scalar, Machine Rotation, FEA Rotations) chosen in the Contours Data Type column of the Surface Triangles or Surface Quads spreadsheet.
Execute Animate | Contours | Contour Colors 
to display shapes using contour colors on the model Surfaces.
Execute Animate | Contours | Color Key to display the color key for the contour colors.
Contour Node Lines are lines where the shape magnitude is zero. Contour Node Lines are displayed on Surfaces just like Contour Colors.
Execute Animate | Contours | Contour Node Lines 
to display shape contour node lines.