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The use of appearances can make a complex assembly model easier to understand. By default, assembly components display within the assembly using the "As Material" appearance. A part that was defined as "aluminum" uses the "aluminum" appearance. A subassembly with an aluminum part and a brass part displays each one in its respective material appearance. |
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It can be useful to display an assembly component in an appearance other than the material appearance. For example, all components purchased from a single vendor or designed by a particular designer can be displayed with one appearance. Displaying an entire subassembly in one appearance (instead of the unique material appearances) can simplify the display. Using a transparent appearance (such as the predefined "glass") can be useful if a component obscures others behind it. |
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