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Edge Display in Drawings

When you select an edge in a drawing, the entire line is highlighted if all of the line segments are collinear.

To override this behavior, hold down Shift, then click an edge.
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Entire collinear edge is highlighted Only one edge is highlighted when you hold down Shift
Parent topicDisplay States in Drawings
Line Format
Component Line Font
Tangent Edge Display Overview
Layers
Displaying Transparent Models
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