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Using the DisplayManageR 161

Figure 5.20
controlling the
components of
appearance

◆ Body

◆ Feature
◆ Face
◆ Component
◆ Assembly
You should read this list with the words “. . .is overridden by. . .” between the items. As you can
see, the default appearance is overridden by anything else, and an appearance that you apply to
the assembly overrides everything else.
In Figure 5.15, the DisplayManager shows the colors and appearances listed by history, which
refers to the order in which they were added to the model. Figure 5.22 shows the appearances
sorted by hierarchy, using the order established by Overrides. The Sort Order drop-down list
allows you to select from History, Hierarchy, and Alphabetical sorting.
Appearances can be difficult to understand, but the best way to visualize them is to use the
View Appearances tab of the DisplayManager, shown previously. The DisplayPane flyout from
the FeatureManager is tempting, but it is incomplete. It does not show appearances applied to
faces, because individual faces are not listed in the FeatureManager unless they are also bodies or
features. It sounds complicated, right? Just use the View Appearances tab of the DisplayManager,
and you will have access to appearances applied to your parts and assemblies.