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<a xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" name="hj-top"> </a><table xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" class="table1" id="table11"><tr><td><table class="DocHeader"><tr><td class="DocHeader1" colspan="2"><h1>Selection</h1></td></tr><tr><td class="DocHeader4" colspan="2"/></tr><tr><td class="DocHeader3" colspan="2"><table class="DocThemeIntro" id="table12"><tr><td class="Intro1Only"><p class="header"><p class="abstract"><span class="shortdesc">The Selection page lets you specify colors for selection and highlighting in both default and assembly selection modes, as well as selection and highlight properties for product manufacturing information (PMI) cross-highlight.</span>
<p><span class="ph">You can set these properties both for the active document and as document defaults.</span></p><p>The following topics are discussed:</p></p>
<ul><li><a href="#r-Selectioncolor" id="toc_rg" title="These properties let you specify colors for selection in both default and assembly selection modes.">Selection color</a></li><li><a href="#r-Highlightcolor" id="toc_rg" title="These properties let you specify colors for highlight in both default and assembly selection modes.">Highlight color</a></li><li><a href="#r-PMICross-highlight" id="toc_rg" title="Specify selection and highlight properties for product manufacturing information (PMI) cross-highlight.">PMI Cross-highlight</a></li></ul>
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<div class="topic reference nested1" id="r-Selectioncolor"><h2 class="title topictitle2">Selection color</h2>
<div class="body refbody"><p class="abstract"><span class="shortdesc"> These properties let you specify colors for selection in both default and assembly selection modes.</span>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="void" border="1" rules="all"><thead class="thead" align="left"><tr class="row"><th class="entry" valign="top" id="d90992e27">Command Name</th>
<th class="entry" valign="top" id="d90992e29">Description</th>
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<tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e27 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Default</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e29 ">Specifies the selection color in default mode.
<br/><img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/SelectionDefault.png"/><br/></td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e27 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Assembly</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e29 ">Specifies the selection color in assembly selection mode.
<br/><img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/SelectionAssembly.png"/><br/></td>
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<div class="topic reference nested1" id="r-Highlightcolor"><p><map name="FPMap1"><area href="#hj-top" title="Back to Top" shape="rect" coords="416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><img border="0" src="../IconsReference/butix_top_wline.png" width="436" height="11" usemap="#FPMap1"/></p><h2 class="title topictitle2">Highlight color</h2>
<div class="body refbody"><p class="abstract"><span class="shortdesc"> These properties let you specify colors for highlight in both default and assembly selection modes.</span>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="void" border="1" rules="all"><thead class="thead" align="left"><tr class="row"><th class="entry" valign="top" id="d90992e59">Command Name</th>
<th class="entry" valign="top" id="d90992e61">Description</th>
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<tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e59 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Default</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e61 ">Specifies the highlight color in default mode.
<br/><img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/HighlightDefault.png"/><br/></td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e59 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Assembly</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e61 ">Specifies the highlight color in assembly selection mode.
<br/><img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/HighlightAssembly.png"/><br/></td>
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<div class="topic reference nested1" id="r-PMICross-highlight"><p><map name="FPMap1"><area href="#hj-top" title="Back to Top" shape="rect" coords="416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><img border="0" src="../IconsReference/butix_top_wline.png" width="436" height="11" usemap="#FPMap1"/></p><h2 class="title topictitle2">PMI Cross-highlight</h2>
<div class="body refbody"><p class="abstract"><span class="shortdesc">Specify selection and highlight properties for product manufacturing information (PMI) cross-highlight.</span>
<p>You can select or highlight PMI both from the assembly tree and from the viewport. </p><p>Notes:
		<ul class="ul"><li class="li">Selecting or highlighting PMI now selects or highlights construction geometry as well as its connected geometry (given that the entire geometry is in the same part or product). In this case, all linked geometry appears as selected, even geometry which is currently hidden (no-show). </li>
<li class="li">Ensure that you do not move PMI, as this may adversely affect the cross-highlight mechanism. </li>
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<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="void" border="1" rules="all"><thead class="thead" align="left"><tr class="row"><th class="entry" valign="top" id="d90992e99">Command Name</th>
<th class="entry" valign="top" id="d90992e101">Description</th>
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<tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e99 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Stay on top</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e101 "><p>Makes hidden surfaces visible when selecting or highlighting related product manufacturing information (PMI).

<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="void" border="1" rules="all"><tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top"><br/><img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/PMICrossHighlight-AlwaysOnTopCleared.png"/><br/></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top"><br/><img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/PMICrossHighlight-AlwaysOnTopSelected.png"/><br/></td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top">PMI highlighted with 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Stay on top</span> cleared</td>
<td class="entry" valign="top">PMI highlighted with 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Stay on top</span> selected</td>
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<p>Note:
		When using the Digger tool with <span class="ph uicontrol">Stay on top</span> cleared, hidden surfaces may still be visible when selecting or highlighting related PMI.</p>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e99 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Selection opacity</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e101 "><p>Specifies the opacity of the attached surface, from 0 (transparent) to 128 (translucent).

<div class="tablenoborder"><table cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" summary="" class="table" frame="void" border="1" rules="all"><tbody class="tbody"><tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top"><br/><img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/PMICrossHighlight-Opacity30.png"/><br/></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top"><br/><img class="image" src="../CpsUserImages/PMICrossHighlight-Opacity128.png"/><br/></td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top">PMI selected with 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Selection opacity</span> set to 30</td>
<td class="entry" valign="top">PMI selected with 
<span class="ph uicontrol">Selection opacity</span> set to 128</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e99 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Selection color</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e101 ">Specifies the color of the surface attached to selected PMI.</td>
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<tr class="row"><td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e99 "><span class="ph uicontrol">Highlight color</span></td>
<td class="entry" valign="top" headers="d90992e101 ">Specifies the color of the surface attached to highlighted PMI.</td>
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