Solid Transparent ( Modeling > press s t )

Tool summary :

  • Sets the display style of members that you select to be solid transparent. Members that require solids to be created will continue to be stick members.
  • Solid transparent is a member display style that features transparent member main material and transparent connection material.
  • Here's an example:

    1 . Select members to display in solid transparent form. 2 . . context menu or use the Solid Transparent > View3 . Click a blank space to deselect the members.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

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   Step-by-step instructions :

Solid Transparent causes members that you select in Modeling to be redrawn in solid transparent form. You must do either step 1b (preselection) or step 3 (in-tool selection) to perform this operation.

1 . Before using this tool:

1a (if needed) : In a full-featured SDS2 program, Process and Create Solids . Before they have undergone Create Solids , members can only be displayed in stick form. Process and Create Solids can only be done in a full-featured SDS2 program -- it cannot be done in an SDS2 review station .

1b (optional) : In Select Items mode, use Select or Select + (or draw an area box or Select Members by Number ) to select the member(s) that you want to change to solid transparent (so that they are displayed in the User and Site Options > Modeling > " Primary selection color "). Use Select- if you want to deselect members.

2 . Invoke Solid Transparent using any one (1) of the following methods:

Method 1 : Click the Solid Transparent icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' View -- Solids Mode ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose View > Solid Transparent .

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Solid Transparent can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . The default keyboard shortcut for Solid Transparent is s t . If you preselected members (step 1b), you can right-click ( Menu ) then choose " Solid Transparent " on the context menu .

3 . Skip this step if members are already selected (e.g. if you did step 1b).

3a (if you didn't preselect) : The program prompts you to use Select Items Mode options to select the member(s) you want to change to solid transparent form. Press the Enter key (or choose " OK " on the right-click menu ) when you are done selecting members.

4 . The program displays the selected members in solid transparent form (except those that have not yet undergone Create Solids ). If you did step 1b, the selected members remain selected -- that is, they remain highlighted in the User and Site Options > Modeling > " Primary selection color ."

Tip: When you Open ( Ctrl + o ) a different view, you will find that members displayed in solid transparent in your current view are also solid transparent in that other view.

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