Show Other Kinematic and Sketch elements

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Show Other Kinematic and Sketch elements

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

To control the visibility of kinematic and sketch-elements in other Mechanism-Editors in the graphics-area of the active Mechanism-Editor.

Use this “Global Switch” together with “Local Switches” (Light-Bulbs) in each Mechanism name-tab.

Global Switch

Toggle between two states.

This switch must “on” to see any kinematic and sketch-elements from other Mechanism-Editors.

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

Toggle between two states.

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

The Light-bulb of a Mechanism-Editor must be ON to show its kinematic and sketch-elements from a different Mechanism-Editors.

MD-Lightbulb-ShowMechanism

Mechanism name-tab : Light-bulb is ON

MD-Lightbulb-HideMechanism

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

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

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

In the shortcut menu:

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

Note:

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

The color applies only when you view the “kinematic and sketch-elements” from a different Mechanism-Editor.

You control the colors of the “kinematic and sketch-elements” in the active Mechanism-Editor in Application-Settings > Graphics > Display-Colors.

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 (or menu) > Show “other Kinematic and Sketch elements” is OFF

Visibility when Global-Switch is ON and the Light-Bulbs of other Mechanism-Editor tabs are ON

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

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

The Kinematic and Sketch-Elements of other Mechanism-Editors when their Light-Bulbs are also ON.

Red-14-1b Kinematic element: Part-Outlines, Slide-Joints, and Pin-Joints in different Mechanism-Editors that also has their Light-Bulbs ON

Red-14-2 Sketch-element: Lines, Circles, Arcs, and CAD-Lines in different Mechanism-Editors that also has their Light-Bulbs ON

You can control the color of the elements in each Mechanism-Editor with the shortcut menu when you you right-click the Mechanism name-tab.

In the example above, there are three colors.

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

•Blue and Red are the colors you have selected for the 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-pointer 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.