Controlling Decals and Scenes by Display States

You can define display states to use different instances of decals and scenes.

To control decals and scenes by display states:

  1. Open an assembly and in the FeatureManager design tree, right-click a component and click Open Part .

  2. Add and customize a display state:
    1. Click at the top of the FeatureManager design tree.
      The Display Pane appears.

    2. Right-click in the Display Pane and click Add Display State .
    3. Enter a name.
    4. Select the DisplayManager tab.
    5. Click View Decals and click Open Decal Library.
    6. In the Task Pane, drag the Barcode decal to the part.
      When you drag the decal and place it on your component, a manipulator appears above the decal. You can change the direction and alignment of the decal using the manipulator.
    7. In the Decals PropertyManager, under Display States, select This display state and click .
    8. In the graphics area, right-click and click Edit Scene .
    9. In the Task Pane, click Presentation Scenes and drag the Kitchen Background scene to the graphics area.
    10. Click .

  3. Add another display state.
    1. Right-click in the Display Pane and click Add Display State .
    2. Enter a name.
    3. In the DisplayManager, right-click the display state and click Delete.
    4. In the Decals PropertyManager, click Open Decal Library.
    5. In the Task Pane, drag the Designed with SOLIDWORKS decal to the part.
    6. In the Decals PropertyManager, under Display States, select This display state and click .
    7. In the graphics area, right-click and click Edit Scene .
    8. In the Task Pane, click Presentation Scenes and drag the Factory Background scene to the graphics area.
    9. Click .
  4. In the ConfigurationManager tab, under Display States, double-click a display state to switch display states.
  5. In the Render Tools CommandManager, click Display States Target .
    The Display State Target dialog box appears.
    When you change between display states, the active display state is selected in the Display State Target dialog box. This is useful for deleting or customizing the decals and scenes in the active display state.