Show Other Kinematic and Sketch elements

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Show Other Kinematic and Sketch elements

Visibility > Show “other Kinematic and Sketch elements” (Global Switch)

To control the visibility of Kinematic elements and Sketch elements in the graphics-area.

Toggle this “Global Switch” and also a “Local Switch” (Light-Bulb) in each Mechanism name-tab.

Global Switch

Toggle between two states.

MD-Icon-Visibility-Other Mech-SHOW

Visibility toolbar > Show other Kinematic and Sketch elements

MD-Icon-Visibility-Other Mechs-HIDE

Visibility toolbar > Hide other Kinematic and Sketch elements

Local Switch for each Mechanism-Editor

Toggle between two states.

There is a Light-bulb icon in each Mechanism name-tab.

The Light-bulb must be ON to show the kinematic and sketch-elements that are in this Mechanism-Editor when you select a different Mechanism-Editors.

MD-Lightbulb-ShowMechanism

Mechanism name-tab : Light-bulb switch is ON

MD-Lightbulb-HideMechanism

Mechanism name-tab : Light-bulb switch is OFF
MD-Showbackground-A

To turn a Light-bulb switch to on MD-Lightbulb-ShowMechanism :

1.Right-click the Mechanism name-tabRed-14-1 of any Mechanism-Editor

2.Click Show with "other kinematic and sketch elements"Red-14-2.

Note: You can also Edit the color of “other kinematic and sketch-elementsRed-14-3” in each Mechanism-Editor.

Example

Visibility when Global-Switch is OFF

Kinematic and sketch-elements in active Mechanism-Editor ONLY.

Kinematic and sketch-elements in active Mechanism-Editor ONLY.

Visibility toolbar (or menu) > Show “other Kinematic and Sketch elements” is OFF

Visibility when Global-Switch is ON and the Light-Bulbs of other Mechanism-Editor tabs are ON

Kinematic and sketch-elements in the active and other Mechanism-Editors.

Kinematic and sketch-elements in the active and other Mechanism-Editors.

The Kinematic and Sketch-Elements of other Mechanism-Editors when their Light-Bulbs are also ON.

Red-14-1b Kinematic element: A Part-Outline in a different Mechanism-Editor that also has its Light-Bulb ON

Red-14-2 Sketch-element: A Line or CAD-Line in a different Mechanism-Editor that also has its Light-Bulb ON

You can control the color of the elements in each Mechanism-Editor if you right-click the Mechanism name-tab.

In the example above, there are three colors.

•Green is always the color of elements that are kinematically-defined in the active Mechanism-Editor

•Blue and Red are the colors of elements that are in other Mechanism-Editors

TOP-TIP :

When you “show other kinematic and sketch-elements” in other Mechanism-Editors, you can use you mouse-pointer to:

Identify Parts

•Single-Click a Part-Outline (or Joint, or CAD-Line) to identify (in the Selection-Window and Assembly-Tree) the name of the Part (or Joint, or CAD-Line) and the Mechanism-Editor to which it is a child.

•Single-Click a sketch-element to identify, in the Selection-Window, the name of the sketch-element and the Part to which the sketch-element is a child.

Jump to a different Mechanism-Editor

•Double-Click a Part-Outline or sketch-element to jump to the Mechanism-Editor in which the Part or sketch-element is a child.