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Graphics Improvements (What's New in 2025)

Learn about the areas where graphics improvements were made.

Selection

Selection highlighting for components, faces, and edges has been enhanced to provide greater contrast with the model. When highlighting a component, the outline displays in a contrasting color to the highlight further enhancing and easing identification.

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To use the new Highlight Hidden Faces option, go to Application Options Colors tab Highlight group and select Highlight Hidden Faces. This option is only available when Enhanced Highlighting is enabled.

Note: Be sure to select your most used color schemes and adjust the highlighting to suit your needs.

For more information, see Colors Tab Reference (Application Options).

Display components in separate colors

For assemblies, you can now temporarily display components with separate colors. Displaying components in unique colors can assist in selection and in understanding component spatial relationships, and more. You can also define the colors you want to use when displaying separate colors.

Access Display Separate Colors in the View tab Visibility panel.

For more information, see To Display Components with Separate Colors).

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Improved Highlighting

The highlighting for a sphere, cylinder, or torus, etc. has been improved to better distinguish the item of focus.

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Line display improvements

Sketch geometry display is improved so curves display smoother. This application option for line display is on by default.

For more information, see Display Tab Reference (Application Options).

Customize the color list

The color list in the Color Scheme Editor can now be customized. Options were added to the newly created "Separate Colors" section.

Access the "Color Scheme Editor" using the Tools tab Application Options Colors Customize Schemes.

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