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Appearance Target Palette

The Appearance Target palette appears when you add an appearance to a model.

The tooltips change depending on the options available.

	Face	Adds the appearance at the face level.
	Feature	Adds the appearance at the feature level. The icon changes depending on the feature.
	Body	Adds the appearance at the body level.
	Part	In parts, adds the appearance at the part level. In assemblies, adds the appearance at the component level.
	Component	Adds the appearance at the component level (assemblies only).
	Appearance Filter	Adds the appearance to all instances of the selected appearance.
	Pin/Unpin	Pins the Appearance Target palette and adds the appearance to the selected face.

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