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Why is the Base-Part not “Green”?

The Base-Part is not Green!

If the Base-Part is a not “Green,” it is possible that Force-Vectors: Display is enabled.

Force toolbar > Force-Vectors: Display is enabled

1.Click to disable Force Vectors: Display

Result

Force toolbar >Force-Vectors: Display is disabled

The Base-Part should be Green.

Why is half of the Base-Part hidden by a Plane?

Base-Part partial hidden by a Plane.

If the Base-Part is partly hidden by a Plane, then:

Visibility toolbar > Show Solids in Mechanism is enabled

When you enable Show Solids in Mechanism, we also show Planes.

To hide Planes, do:

Disable Visibility toolbar > Show Solids in Mechanism to hide Solids and Planes.

AND / OR

Disable Display toolbar > Display Planes to hide Planes

Why is the Base-Part not Green?

The Base-Part is not green.

The Part-Outline of the Base-Part is in a different Mechansim-Editor.

You can see Kinematic and sketch-elements of other Mechanism-Editors when these are enabled:

Enable Show other Kinematic and Sketch-Elements - (Visibility toolbar)

Click to disable.

AND

Enable Mechanism name-tab light-bulb in the other Mechanism-Editor (Right-click Mechanism name-tab)