MechDesigner Reference & User Interface > 1: General Menus and Toolbars > Visibility [toolbar only] > Show/Hide Other Kinematic and Sketch elements

Visibility toolbar > Show Other Kinematic and Sketch elements (Global Switch)

Switches to control the visibility of Kinematic-elements and Sketch-elements that are in the active and other Mechanism-Editors.

Global Switch

	Visibility toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch elements : ON
	Visibility toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch elements : OFF

Light-Bulb Switch

Each Mechanism-Editor has a Light-bulb.
	Mechanism name-tab : light-bulb switch : ON
	Mechanism name-tab : light-bulb switch : OFF
		To turn a Light-bulb switch to on : 1.Right-click on the name-tab of any Mechanism-Editor 2.Click Show with "other kinematic and sketch elements".

When the Global Switch is ON...

... you will see those Kinematic-elements and Sketch-Elements that are in the active and also each Mechanism-Editor that has its Light-Bulb ON.

Example

Normal Visibility

Visibility Toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch elements is OFF

Kinematic and Sketch-Elements of other Mechanism-Editors.

Visibility Toolbar > Show with other kinematic and sketch elements is ON

A Part-Symbol in a different Mechanism-Editor with its Light-Bulb ON

A Line or CAD-Line in a different Mechanism-Editor with its Light-Bulb ON

TOP-TIP :

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.

To 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.