toggle 'enable selection through transparency'

innov · Apr 1, 2006

I'm looking for a way to add a tolbar shortcut to toggle 'enable selection through transparency' on and off.

what's the best way of going about this?
thanks!

CorBlimeyLimey · Apr 1, 2006

Record a macro, then assign a button or hotkey to it.

See the SW Help index for macro

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Stoker · Apr 3, 2006

Assign this macro to a toolbar button

Code:

Sub Main()

    Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
    Set swApp = CreateObject("SldWorks.Application")
    
    If swApp.GetUserPreferenceToggle(swDisplayEnableSelectionThroughTransparency) Then
        swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle swDisplayEnableSelectionThroughTransparency, False
    Else
        swApp.SetUserPreferenceToggle swDisplayEnableSelectionThroughTransparency, True
    End If

End Sub

dezignstuff · Apr 3, 2006

Also that to temporarily toggle it, you can use Shift-select.

I've seem SW change this setting on me automatically sometimes 10x in a day. Can't figure out what is triggering it.

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