SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Part III: Working with Assemblies

Controlling Display States and configurations

Display States can be either independent of configurations or linked to them, depending on your

settings. To control the display, you can use the Display pane that flies out from the

FeatureManager when you click the double-arrow icon in the upper-right corner of the

FeatureManager. This is shown in Figure 2.1 in Chapter 2. Figure 14.1 shows the Display pane in

action, along with an assembly showing parts in different Display States.

FIGURE 14.1

The Display pane and an assembly with parts in different Display States

The column symbols for the Display pane are as follows:

l^ Hide or Show state of the part

l Display Mode options for each component:

l^ Appearances

l Transparency

l^ Default Display

l Component/Part Color (see Note)