Hide and Show Bodies
With multibody parts, you can hide or show surface or solid bodies using View, Hide/Show Bodies.
To hide bodies:
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Open a document containing multiple surface or solid bodies.
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Click View, Hide/Show Bodies.
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In the PropertyManager, under Hidden Bodies, select bodies in the graphics area for Surface/Solid Bodies .
When you select a body, it becomes translucent in the graphics area.
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Click .
The entities you selected remain hidden.
To show hidden bodies:
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Click View, Hide/Show Bodies again to open the PropertyManager.
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Select the translucent bodies in the graphics area. You can select some or all of the translucent bodies.
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Click .
The translucent entities you selected are visible again.
You can also use the shortcut menu to hide a surface without using the PropertyManager to preview the entities you select. To show the hidden surface again, click View, Hide/Show Bodies, select the translucent bodies in the graphics area and click
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NOTES:
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You can still select from the FeatureManager design tree to Hide or Show, but it does not open the PropertyManager or display the model in a translucent state.
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To hide or show an assembly component, click Hide/Show Components on the Assembly toolbar.