Menu | Tools | Show/Hide Part-Outlines and Sketches

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NOTE - there is not a Visibility menu

This button has two states.

Visibility toolbar > Show Part-Outlines and Sketch-Elements.

Visibility toolbar > Hide Part-Outlines and Sketch-Elements.

Part-Editor:

Show or Hide: Part-Outlines & sketch-elements - and CAD-Lines, Profiles, Joints in the active AND different Mechanism-Editors

Mechanism-Editor:

Show or Hide: Part-Outlines & sketch-elements - and CAD-Lines, Profiles, Joints in different Mechanism-Editors.

TOP-TIP : MD14+

When you do: Show Part-Outlines and Sketch-Elements, to:

Identify Parts

•	Single-Click a Part-Outline or Joint, or CAD-Line] to identify in the Selection-Window and Assembly-Tree the name of the Part [or Joint, or CAD-Line] and the Mechanism-Editor to which it is a child.

•	Single-Click a sketch-element to identify in the Selection-Window the name of the sketch-element and to which Part the sketch-element is a child.

Jump-to Mechanism-Editors

•	Double-Click a Part-Outline or sketch-element to jump to the Mechanism-Editor in which the Part or sketch-element is a child.

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To Show Part-Outlines and sketches in other Mechanisms:

1.	Click Visibility toolbar > Show Part-Outlines and Sketch-Elements

is a Part-Outline in a different mechanism.

is a Line or CAD-Line in a different mechanism.

Note: To change the colour: of the elements: Edit menu > Application-Settings > Graphics tab > Graphic Options | Background Sketch

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To Hide Part-Outlines and sketches in other Mechanisms:

1.	Click again Visibility toolbar > Show Part-Outlines and Sketch-Elements

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