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Change the visibility and graphical appearance of elements in a view.
Type:
Tutorial
Length:
2 min.
Transcript
00:03
This video demonstrates how to change the visibility and graphical appearance of elements in a view.
00:09
To make a change to the visibility and graphics of the view,
00:13
begin by making sure you have nothing selected in the view and then click Visibility and Graphics on the Properties palette.
00:21
You can also type the keyboard shortcut VG to display the visibility and graphics dialog.
00:29
In the dialogue, the tabs show how element categories are grouped into model categories, annotation categories, and imported categories.
00:39
If you are using imported CAD files, the visibility of the layers of the CAD files are controlled here.
00:48
To turn off the visibility of a category in a view, clear the check mark for that category.
00:56
You can also turn off a categories or elements visibility directly in the view.
01:02
First select the element or category, then right click and select Hide in View.
01:09
To see which elements and categories are hidden in the view, click Reveal Hidden Elements on the view control bar.
01:17
In this mode you can select elements and categories and use the context menu to make them visible.
01:24
Another way to change the graphics of a category or element is by using the visibility overrides.
01:31
First select an element in the view, then right click and select Override Graphics in View to open the override dialogue
01:41
and then make changes to the appearance of the element.
01:44
You can change the visibility status and the appearance of each category and element in each view of the project.
Video transcript
00:03
This video demonstrates how to change the visibility and graphical appearance of elements in a view.
00:09
To make a change to the visibility and graphics of the view,
00:13
begin by making sure you have nothing selected in the view and then click Visibility and Graphics on the Properties palette.
00:21
You can also type the keyboard shortcut VG to display the visibility and graphics dialog.
00:29
In the dialogue, the tabs show how element categories are grouped into model categories, annotation categories, and imported categories.
00:39
If you are using imported CAD files, the visibility of the layers of the CAD files are controlled here.
00:48
To turn off the visibility of a category in a view, clear the check mark for that category.
00:56
You can also turn off a categories or elements visibility directly in the view.
01:02
First select the element or category, then right click and select Hide in View.
01:09
To see which elements and categories are hidden in the view, click Reveal Hidden Elements on the view control bar.
01:17
In this mode you can select elements and categories and use the context menu to make them visible.
01:24
Another way to change the graphics of a category or element is by using the visibility overrides.
01:31
First select an element in the view, then right click and select Override Graphics in View to open the override dialogue
01:41
and then make changes to the appearance of the element.
01:44
You can change the visibility status and the appearance of each category and element in each view of the project.
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