Show Other Kinematic and Sketch elements

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Show Other Kinematic and Sketch elements

Show “other Kinematic and Sketch-elements” (Global Switch)

Control the visibility of Kinematic elements and Sketch-elements in the graphics-area.

Use this “Global Switch” and the “Local Switch” Light-Bulb for each Mechanism name-tab.

When you enable Visibility toolbar > Show “other kinematic and sketch-elements”, you can see:

... all Kinematic elements and Sketch elements that in the active Mechanism-Editor when you edit a Part

AND

... those Kinematic elements and Sketch elements that are in other Mechanism-Editors that have their Light-Bulb switch ON

Global Switch

MD-Icon-Visibility-Other Mech-SHOW

Visibility toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch elements

MD-Icon-Visibility-Other Mechs-HIDE

Visibility toolbar > Hide other Kinematic and Sketch elements

Local Switch for each Mechanism-Editor : Light-Bulb

There is a Light-bulb in each Mechanism name-tab.

The Light-bulb must be ON to show in other Mechanism-Editor those kinematic and sketch-elements that are in the active Mechanism-Editor.

MD-Lightbulb-ShowMechanism

Mechanism name-tab : Light-bulb switch is ON

MD-Lightbulb-HideMechanism

Mechanism name-tab : Light-bulb switch is OFF
MD-Showbackground-A

To turn a Light-bulb switch to on MD-Lightbulb-ShowMechanism :

1.Right-click the Mechanism name-tabRed-14-1 of any Mechanism-Editor

2.Click Show with "other kinematic and sketch elements"Red-14-2.

Note: You can also Edit color of “other kinematic and sketch-elementsRed-14-3” in each Mechanism-Editor.

Example

Visibility when Global-Switch is OFF

Kinematic and sketch-elements in active Mechanism-Editor ONLY.

Kinematic and sketch-elements in active Mechanism-Editor ONLY.

Visibility Toolbar > Show “other Kinematic and Sketch elements” is OFF

Kinematic and Sketch-Elements of other Mechanism-Editors.

Kinematic and sketch-elements in active and other Mechanism-Editors.

Kinematic and sketch-elements in active and other Mechanism-Editors.

Visibility toolbar > Show “other kinematic and sketch elements” is ON

Red-14-1b A Part-Outline symbol in a different Mechanism-Editor that also has its Light-Bulb ON

Red-14-2 A Line or CAD-Line in a different Mechanism-Editor that also has its Light-Bulb ON

The color of the elements are defined by the Mechanism name-tab.

You can edit the colors if you right-click the Mechanism name-tab.

In the image there are three colors.

•Green is the color of elements that are kinematically-defined in the active- Mechanism-Editor

•Blue / Red are the colors of elements that are in other Mechanism-Editors

TOP-TIP :

When you show other kinematic and sketch-elements in other Mechanism-Editors, you can use you mouse-point 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 the Part to which the sketch-element is a child.

Jump to a different Mechanism-Editor

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