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dwiseman1-Visitor
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November 30, 2016
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Datum highlight from model tree?

  • November 30, 2016
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I want to highlight a datum plane or datum axis in my model by selecting them from the model tree. They do not show in the model when selected from the tree unless I unhide/show all the datum planes/axes. Is there a setting that can be changed so that datums become highlighted when clicking on them from the model tree?

 

Many thanks,

David

Best answer by dmcclinton

David

typically all of the datum's "planes, axis, points, coordinate systems... etc" are on layers.

2016-12-01 09_15_18-I15702 (Active) R__AA- Prospects_ITT_E_Écija ETAP, Es I15702_Engineering_Drawing.png

1. leave these layers hidden.

2. Go to the "view tab set the display of "planes, axis, points & coordinate systems" to on.

2016-12-01 09_27_26-I15702 (Active) R__AA- Prospects_ITT_E_Écija ETAP, Es I15702_Engineering_Drawing.png

3. in the model tree preference setting select preselection highlighting.

2016-12-01 09_28_27-I15702 (Active) R__AA- Prospects_ITT_E_Écija ETAP, Es I15702_Engineering_Drawing.png

4. Change back to the  model tree

Then as you mouse over items in the model tree they will highlight in the graphics area, you don't even have to select them

2016-12-01 09_31_02-I15702 (Active) R__AA- Prospects_ITT_E_Écija ETAP, Es I15702_Engineering_Drawing.png

Hope this helps

Dave

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dmcclinton12-AmethystAnswer
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December 1, 2016

David

typically all of the datum's "planes, axis, points, coordinate systems... etc" are on layers.

2016-12-01 09_15_18-I15702 (Active) R__AA- Prospects_ITT_E_Écija ETAP, Es I15702_Engineering_Drawing.png

1. leave these layers hidden.

2. Go to the "view tab set the display of "planes, axis, points & coordinate systems" to on.

2016-12-01 09_27_26-I15702 (Active) R__AA- Prospects_ITT_E_Écija ETAP, Es I15702_Engineering_Drawing.png

3. in the model tree preference setting select preselection highlighting.

2016-12-01 09_28_27-I15702 (Active) R__AA- Prospects_ITT_E_Écija ETAP, Es I15702_Engineering_Drawing.png

4. Change back to the  model tree

Then as you mouse over items in the model tree they will highlight in the graphics area, you don't even have to select them

2016-12-01 09_31_02-I15702 (Active) R__AA- Prospects_ITT_E_Écija ETAP, Es I15702_Engineering_Drawing.png

Hope this helps

Dave

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    dwiseman1-VisitorAuthor
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    December 1, 2016

    Hi David

    Thanks for the detailed answer, this makes complete sense!

    It doesn't seem that my default settings are hiding all the datums on the datum layer, I guess I'll have to set this up in the configs options and/or in my master part template.

    I use layers a lot in my workflow but have never realised that by hiding/unhiding the datums in the layers rather than in the toolbar that one can get this functionality.

    Thanks a mil!

    Regards

    David Wiseman

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      pausob19-Tanzanite
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      June 25, 2020

      Putting this in config.pro will have that "prehighlight objects" box selected in the model, layer and detail trees:

      prehighlight_tree yes
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