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About X-ray Mode

In the conceptual design environment, X-ray mode displays a form as transparent, revealing its paths, profiles, and system-generated guides.

X-Ray mode displays the underlying geometric skeleton of a selected form allowing you to more directly interact with the individual elements that comprise the form. This mode is useful when you need to understand how a form is constructed, or when you need to select a specific part of the form element for manipulation.

X-Ray mode is available for only one form at a time. If several, tiled views are displayed and you use X-Ray mode for a form in one view, the other views display X-Ray mode as well.

X-Ray mode displays the following editable elements of the form:

  • Profiles

    The geometry defining the shape of extrusions, lofts, revolves, and sweeps.

  • Explicit paths

    The line defining the path of a sweep.

  • Implicit paths

    The system created lines that construct extrusions and lofts.

  • Axis

    The line defining the rotation of a revolve.

  • Control node

    The system created points that host individual profiles.

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