Sets component visibility in graphics on or off and sets component enabled status (selectability) on or off. Visibility status determines whether a component occurrence appears in the graphics window. The component is still loaded into memory. Enabled status determines whether a component occurrence can be selected. The component appears in the graphics window according to the Enabled layout settings in the Application Options, Display tab. By default, the component appears semi-transparent.
Adjust the visibility or enabled status from either the context menu or the Properties dialog box, Occurrence tab.
- Access
- Select the component, right-click, and select either Visibility or Enabled.
- Visible and enabled
- You can select components in the graphics window.
- Invisible
- Components are not visible for selection in the graphics window. Select an invisible component from the browser, and then right-click to change its status. Double-click an invisible component in the browser to edit it, and the status changes to visible automatically.
- Visible but not enabled
- Cannot select components in the graphics window. They are displayed in background style.
Note: It is possible to turn off component visibility but have the component still be enabled. This technique is useful for quickly removing a needed component from view. Enabled components are loaded in an assembly file, while only the graphic portion of not enabled components is loaded. The assembly calculates faster because the data structure of not enabled components is not present, but its graphics are useful for a frame of reference.