Mask | Suppress
Mask
This option allows working with fewer bodies in a large assembly file. Once the user defines the working body set, only those bodies get displayed. It will make the modelling process easy and comfortable.
This option is also available with Assembly Browser for model / sub-model / selected bodies right-click.
Example
In the below example, if users want to work with BGA and its associated bodies, select those bodies and click Mask Unselected to mask all other bodies.
- Input
- Output
Now it displays the interested bodies alone in UI.
Suppress
The bodies not needed in the modelling process can be hidden using this option.
Example
Input
In the below example, bodies not needed for the solution can be removed permanently by suppressing them.
Output
Status bar
‘Mask mode’ and ‘Suppress mode’ icons are shown in the status bar when a body is
masked or suppressed. It helps to switch between the display mode and shuffle the
bodies to make it a working set and vice versa.
Mask mode
Following are the right-click operations supported in mask mode.
Suppress mode
Following are the right-click operations supported in suppress mode.