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Hide, isolate, and change the appearance of parts
Some 3D models are composed of
individual parts. You can use the Model Tree to hide or isolate
parts, zoom in to parts, or make parts transparent. Parts that show
in the 3D model appear in the tree with a check mark next to them.
- In the 3D model, use the Hand tool to click the
part you want to manipulate. If a preference setting prevents you
from using the Hand tool, select the part in the Model Tree list.
- From the Options menu in the top pane of the Model Tree,
choose any of the following:
Note: The items that appear on the Options menu depend on
whether the 3D model is composed of just one part or multiple parts.
Many of these options are also available by right-clicking a part
in the 3D model.
- Model Render Mode
- Changes the surface appearance of the entire 3D model according
to the item you choose from the submenu: Transparent Bounding Box, Solid,
Transparent, Solid Wireframe, and so on.
- Show All Parts
- Displays the entire 3D model.
- Fit Visible
- Displays all visible parts and centers them in the view.
- Show Physical Properties
- Displays the surface area and volume (if available) in the
Object Data pane of the Model Tree.
- Display Bounding Box
- Displays the box that encloses the 3D object or selected parts
of the model.
- Set Bounding Box Color
- Changes the color of the bounding box. Choose this option,
select a color, and then click OK.
- Hide
- Displays the model without showing the selected parts.
You can also select and deselect check boxes in the top pane of
the Model Tree to hide and show different parts.
- Isolate
- Displays only the selected part, hiding all others.
- Isolate Part
- Displays the geometry, the Product Manufacturing Information (PMI),
and all views (including PMI views) for the isolated part only.
Views and information for all other parts are hidden or deselected.
Changes occur in the Model Tree as well. In the Structure pane (top),
only the isolated part is selected. The structure of the other parts
is available but deselected. The View pane (middle) lists only the
views that have been defined for the isolated part, including PMI
views. If you click a view, you see only the PMI for that view in
the document pane. (To view the PMI for the isolated part, make
sure 3D PMI is selected in the Structure pane.) The View pane hides
views related to the assembly or other parts, including custom views
created in Acrobat. You can add parts to the view by selecting them
in the Model Tree. You can also use the Hide/Show commands in the
options menu of the Model Tree. To cancel the isolated part, do
any of the following:
Select another part with the
Isolate Part command.
Select the top assembly in the Model Tree.
Select the Home View button.
- Zoom To Part
- Changes the center focus from the entire 3D model to
the selected parts. This setting is especially useful for rotating
a part, allowing the rotation to occur around the center focus of
the part rather than around the entire model.
- Part Render Mode
- Displays all of the rendering modes that are available
for the part. The rendering mode changes the appearance of the 3D
model according to the rendering mode you choose.
- Transparent
- Displays a see-through version of the selected part.
- Export As XML
- Creates a separate XML file of either Whole Tree or Current
Node of the 3D model.
- Export As CSV
- Creates a separate file in CSV format that contains all
of the model data. You can export the data from the whole Model
Tree or a selected node. The file can be opened in any program that
supports CSV formatting, such as Microsoft Excel.
Note: If the 3D model includes Product Manufacturing Information
(PMI), options for showing and hiding the PMI are available on this
menu.
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