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Display States in Parts

A part's display settings are stored in display states in the part.

Part display states control the appearance, display mode, hide/show, and transparency of bodies, features, faces, and parts as shown:

  Hide/Show Display Mode Appearances.gif Appearance display_pane_column_transparency.gif Transparency
Parts     X X
Bodies (solid and surface) X X X X
Features     X X
Hideable features such as sketches, reference geometry, curves, parting lines, and routing points X      
Faces     X X

To view display controls, click at the top of the FeatureManager design tree to expand the Display Pane.

Display Pane closed
Display Pane open

From the Display Pane, you can define different combinations of the settings and save them in display states.

Display State-1 Display State-2

You can use the Display Pane to:

  • Change display settings for a part's features and solid and surface bodies.
  • Change the appearance of the part.
  • Add new display states to the part.
  • Rename display states.
  • Change the active display state.
  • Remove all or selected appearances from the part.

You can also control the display state mode by linking display states to configurations in the ConfigurationManager.

Contents

  • Using Display States in Parts

    In the Display Pane, you can add new display states to a part, change from one display state to another, and rename display states.

  • Changing a Part's Display Settings

    You can change the appearance and transparency for parts. For solid and surface bodies, you can also change the display mode (for example, wireframe or shaded), and whether the part is hidden or shown.

  • Linking Display States to Part Configurations

    Display states are listed in the bottom section of the ConfigurationManager. Use the Display State Properties PropertyManager to control the display state mode.

  • Display States and Configurations in Parts

    Display states let you specify different hide/show states, appearances, display modes, and transparencies for a part. Configurations let you create different versions of the part that change the physical aspects of the part.



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