Display or hide specific reference elements in an assembly

To display or hide specific elements in an assembly, right-click a component and select the Show/Hide Component command from the shortcut menu.

Use the As Last Saved command to display the selected part as it was last saved in the part document. To use As Last Saved in the Show/Hide Component dialog box, point to the command and then select or clear the check boxes to turn them on and off.

Use these procedures to control the display of the following reference elements for parts in an assembly.

For a selected part, to display or hide	On the Show/Hide Component dialog box, point to	Notes
All Elements	All Types, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.	Turning All Types on or off does not affect As Last Saved or Design Body.
Reference planes	Reference Planes, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.
Sketches	Sketches, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.
Coordinates systems	Coordinate Systems, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.
Reference axes	Reference axes, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.	Reference axes are available only in the ordered environment.
Surfaces	Surfaces, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.
Curves	Curves, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.
Center lines	Center Lines, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.	Center lines are available for tubes, pipes and frames, and can be dimensioned. Center lines can be displayed on drawing sheets in the draft environment.
Live sections	Live Sections, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.
PMI dimensions	PMI Dimensions, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.
PMI annotations	PMI Annotations, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.
Design bodies	Design Body, and then select or clear the On and Off check boxes.	Turning All Types on or off does not affect Design Body.

Display or hide all reference elements in an assembly

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