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Using the DisplayManageR 163

Figure 5.22
sorting appearances and
colors by hierarchy

Using Appearances with Display States
Display States allow you to have named sets of display settings for parts and assembliesl; which
are covered in detail in this chapter. You also need to understand configurations (see Chapter 11,
“Working with Part Configurations”) to completely grasp the use of appearances with Display
States. You can assign appearances to apply to all Display States or just to the current Display
State. Display States, in turn, can be linked or unlinked to configurations, and some display
properties, such as color, can be controlled by configurations. The control of appearances and
colors for Display States and configurations is convoluted at best. This is a warning that mixing
changes to these four items can result in colors that you can neither remove nor apply. It is
difficult to say how much of this is due to bugs and how much is due to convoluted logic and too
many sources of control. You can control the setting for the Display State to which an appearance
change applies. You do this in the Display States panel at the very bottom of the Appearances
PropertyManager.

Figure 5.23
controlling appearances
with Display states

You can find the Display States interface at the bottom of the ConfigurationManager, as
shown in Figure 5.23.