Display States in Assemblies
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You can define different combinations of the following settings for
each component in an assembly, and save them in display states:
 Hide/Show
 Display Mode
 Appearance
 Transparency
You change display settings for each component in the Display Pane.
Display states are listed in the bottom section of the ConfigurationManager,
where you can select or clear Link Display
States to Configurations to control the display state mode.
You can rename display states and select options in the Display State Properties
PropertyManager.
In the Open dialog box, you
can select a display state while opening an assembly. |
Display State-1
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Display State-2
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To create a new display state:
Click a blank area in the graphics area to make
sure nothing is selected in the ConfigurationManager.
Right-click in any blank area in the ConfigurationManager
and select Add Display State.
A new display state is added to the list
and becomes the active display state.
The active display state appears in angle brackets after
the configuration name in the ConfigurationManager and at the top of the
FeatureManager design tree.
In the FeatureManager,
click 
(to the right of the tabs) to show the Display Pane, and
make changes to define the new display state.
You can also create a new
display state by right-clicking anywhere in the Display Pane, selecting
Add Display State, typing a name
for the new display state, and pressing Enter.
To change from one display state to another:
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Location |
Procedure |
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ConfigurationManager |
In the bottom section of the ConfigurationManager, double-click an inactive
display state to make it active.
 Indicates
the active display state.
 Indicates
inactive display states.
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Display Pane |
Right-click anywhere in the Display Pane, select Activate
Display State, and select a display state. |
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FeatureManager |
Right-click Show Display Pane
and select a display state. |
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Display States toolbar |
Select a display state.
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Display State Mode
Display states are listed under Display
States in the bottom section of the ConfigurationManager. Select
or clear Link Display States to Configurations
to control the display state mode.
Display States
(Link Display States to Configurations
is not
selected.)
Display states are independent from configurations,
so all display states are available in all configurations. When you change
from one configuration to another, the current display state remains active.
Display States (linked)
(Link Display States to Configurations
is selected.)
Each display state is linked to one configuration; each configuration
can have multiple display states. For linked display states:
When you create a new configuration, the software
creates a new display state, assigns it a unique name, and links it to
the new configuration.
When you change from
one configuration to another, the software remembers the display state
that was last active for the configuration.
In design tables, the keyword $DISPLAYSTATE controls
the display state of a configuration.
When you change from linked to unlinked display
states, all display states from every configuration appear under Display States. If some configurations
had identical display states, then some items listed are redundant. To
list only unique display states, right-click in any blank area in the
ConfigurationManager and select Purge
Redundant.
Legacy Behavior
In assemblies created in SolidWorks 2007
or earlier, each configuration has unique display states, although the
display states might have the same name (such as Display
State-1). When you convert an assembly to the current version of
SolidWorks, the software:
Assigns a unique name
to each display state, in the format <configuration_name>_<display_state_name>.
Links the display state
to the configuration.
For example, a display state named Display State-1 in a configuration named
Default is renamed to Default_Display
State-1, and Link Display State
to Configurations is selected by default.
Related Topics
Display
States versus Configurations in Assemblies
Display
States in Drawings