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Use this command to switch the visibility of Kinematic elements and Sketch elements that are in the active and other Mechanism-Editors.
Use this control together with the Light-Bulb switch. and the Colors
Visibility toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch elements : Enable |
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Visibility toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch elements : Disable |
Each Mechanism-Editor has a Light-bulb. |
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Mechanism name-tab : light-bulb switch : Enabled |
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Mechanism name-tab : light-bulb switch : Disabled |
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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". Note: You can also Edit the Color of the “other kinematic and sketch-elements”. |
When the Visibility toolbar > Show other kinematic and sketch-elements is enabled, you can see:
... those Kinematic elements and Sketch elements that are
in the active Mechanism-Editor
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... other Mechanism-Editors that have their Light-Bulb ON
Normal Visibility
Visibility Toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch elements is OFF
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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
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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 the Part to which the sketch-element is a child. To Jump-to a different Mechanism-Editor •Double-Click a Part-Outline or sketch-element to jump to the Mechanism-Editor to which the Part or sketch-element is a child. |
See also:
Colors: To change the color of other kinematic and sketch elements:
Edit menu > Application-Settings > Graphics tab > Graphic Options | Background Sketch