{"id":964,"date":"2006-05-15T21:29:00","date_gmt":"2006-05-16T01:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/example.org\/multiple_displa"},"modified":"2013-07-18T12:43:01","modified_gmt":"2013-07-18T12:43:01","slug":"multiple_displa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2006\/05\/multiple_displa.html","title":{"rendered":"Multiple Display States for Configurations Speed Up Large Assemblies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\"><a onclick=\"window.open(this.href, '_blank', 'width=323,height=255,scrollbars=no,resizable=no,toolbar=no,directories=no,location=no,menubar=no,status=no,left=0,top=0'); return false\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/photos\/uncategorized\/blog3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"Blog3\" height=\"78\" alt=\"Blog3\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/blog31.jpg\" width=\"100\" border=\"0\" style=\"FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 5px 5px 0px\" \/><\/a> Do you currently make assembly configurations just so you can see the assembly in different display states?<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>Well you\u2019re not alone.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>But now, in SolidWorks 2006, you won\u2019t have to do it anymore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">Now you can toggle between display states without having to change configurations.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>This is as much as 95% faster for some large assemblies, and it cuts down on the file size of your assembly!<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>In addition, you can also copy display states from one configuration to another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">A separate display mode (Wireframe, Hidden Lines Removed, etc.) can be created for each component in the assembly.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>You can define different combinations of the following settings for each component and save them in Display States:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\" style=\"MARGIN-TOP: 0in\">\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">display mode<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">Hide\/Show state<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">color<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">texture<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">transparency<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">A \u201cDisplay Pane\u201d helps you visualize the display settings for each component in a display state.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>You can click the Display Pane to change display settings for each component.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\">\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt\"><span face=\"Times New Roman\">In design tables, the new keyword $DISPLAYSTATE controls the configuration display state.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>The keyword $SHOW is now obsolete because the Hide\/Show state of components is now stored in display states.<span style=\"mso-spacerun: yes\">&nbsp; <\/span>In assembly drawings, you can create separate display states for each view.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you currently make assembly configurations just so you can see the assembly in different display states?&nbsp; Well you\u2019re not alone.&nbsp; But now, in SolidWorks 2006, you won\u2019t have to do it anymore. 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