MechDesigner Reference & User Interface > 2.2 Mechanism-Editor > MD-Solids

You can show or hide an Extrusion element with the Extrusion dialog.

Also, you can use this tool as a shortcut to show or hide an Extrusion.

To see Extrusions in the graphics-area, you must enable:

Toggle Visibility of Extrusion

If you cannot see the Extrusion, but you can see the Profile, in the graphics-area:

1.SHIFT + Click the Profile in the graphics-area

2.Click MD-Solids menu > Show-Hide Extrusion

The Command-Manager has one selection-box - the EXTRUSION is selected.

Click in the Command-Manager

Now, you can see the Extrusion

If you can see the Extrusion in the graphics-area.

1.Click the Extrusion in the graphics-area

2.Click MD-Solids toolbar > Show-Hide Extrusion

The Command-Manager has one selection-box - the EXTRUSION is selected.

Click in the Command-Manager

Now, you cannot see the Extrusion

Element icon for Hidden Extrusion

Note:

When you hide the Extrusion the color of the Extrusion element-icon in the Assembly-Tree and the Selection-Window is gray.

Note:

Other methods to control the Visibility of an Extrusion:

1.SHIFT + Click a Profile in the graphics-area.

The Extrusion shows in the Selection-Window

2.Right-click the Extrusion

In the shortcut menu

3.Select Show or Hide Solid Elements

Show/Hide Extrusion