Turning OFF annoying mouse over parts highlight ? 1

[syncmaster]

I can't find the way to turn OFF highlight when i mouse over parts in ass'y. Anyone ?
Should be easy to do at first.
Thank you very much.

 

[KENAT]

Maybe inactivating parts will help, I can't remember for sure.

KENAT,

Have you reminded yourself of faq731-376 recently, or taken a look at

http://eng-tips.com/market.cfm?

 

[donyoung]

Hi,

you find it under Tools --> Options --> View
- disable 'Use Shading on Constructions'

it will then only show the part as highlighted wireframe.
Another option is: Tools -> Options -> Assembly
one of the 'fast locate .. ' options

dy

 

[donyoung]

/Edit

oops! it's assembly so deactivate 'Use shading on faces and Features'
(the Application Display must not be set to Automatic, otherwise
the option greyed out)
In V100 (ST) one has to disable 'Shading on selection'

 

[beachcomber]

From a performance point of view, in very large assemblies turning off the face highlighting will speed up part selection considerably.

bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.

 

[syncmaster]

Thank you very much for the hints but i'm still having highlight. It is much better than shading.
I want to turn off the highlighting . Thanks.
Option is missing ?

SE v.20

 

[beachcomber]

You can't turn off the highlighting when you mouse-over a part or feature - it's one of the principles of Solid Edge, and is required for QuickPick. Unlike some other systems you dont have to click then keep hitting another button to cycle throuh the part or element selection.
You can however change the way things are highlighted by the methods described above.

bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.

 

[Gemnoc]

LOL beachcomber, we all know you're talking about Autocad.

By the way, you still have to click to select, but elements highlight when the pointer hovers over them now. I believe it started with ACAD 2007.

 

[donyoung]

[...]
but elements highlight when the pointer hovers over them now.
[...]

this is the way SE works at least since V12 ...

dy

 

[Gemnoc]

Well you gotta keep some features for future releases, when you ship a new version every year for no good reason... ;-)

Most Parametric modelers add useful features to new releases, but honestly, since relase 2004, what's been added in Acad is sometimes nice, but not essential.

What I can't understand is why they don't add some useful features to the 3d solids tools like hole, instead of having users contruct an intersecting cylinder then make a substract. Oh wait, I guess that would not help Inventor sales, then...

 

[beachcomber]

Actually Gemnoc, I wasn't talking about AutoCad specifically as I've never used it for drawing, so I didn't really know that's what you did.
I've used SE since V3 (and seen demo's before that !) and its always been the same for highlighting and selection.
In the early days, when it was owned by Intergraph it was called PickQuick, but when UGS took over they changed the name round to QuickPick. I think it was because Intergraph retained the original function name as it was used in their Imagineer 2D drawing package - does anyone remember that one!!
It was basically Draft from Solid Edge.

bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.

 

[beachcomber]

I've had a thought on this question and it IS possible because I've done it in the past, but I wouldn't recommend doing it other than as a temporary thing.
Select the part(s) or assemblies you want to make non-selectable then RMB and 'Occurrence Properties'
There should be a column headed 'Selectable'.
Set this to NO for each part and then OK.
Now they will not highlight when you mose over them, but they will highlight from assembly pathfinder.

bc.
2.4GHz Core2 Quad, 4GB RAM,
Quadro FX4600.

 

[syncmaster]

beachcomber, that is ok for me. I like this behaviour for my purpose. Good help!! Thanks.