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Feature preview hides reference feature, Can I turn off the preview? 1

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jeffroot

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Sep 5, 2006
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Just switched from 2007 to 2008 and one thing in particular is making things difficult.

So far I have only noticed it on the extruded cut feature but I imagine this would also be a problem for revolved cuts. When I sketch my profile for the cut I may reference features that will be removed by the cut.
The problem arises when I go back to edit the sketch defining this cut feature. The features that have been cut away are not shown, i.e. the cut preview is not just a shaded yellow area, it actually hides everything that this cut is going to cover. This wasnt the case in the 2007 version. Has anybody come across this yet and is there anyway to turn off this "preview" option?

BTW one other thing that has been driving me crazy - I liked the background of the feature manager to be white in 2007. Does anyone know of an option to change the background color of the feature tree/manager??
Thanks
 
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If I understand the issue correctly, I believe you need to turn off the Instant 3D feature. That will go back to the 2007 way of editing the sketch. It is found on the Features toolbar in the command manager, the ruler with the arrow.

Turn this off & see if it solve the issue.

ejc
 
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YES. Instant 3D was the problem. Thanks ejc
 
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JMirisola - I've tried the options->colors route, but there is not category for "feature manager backgroud" color, unless it is called something else and I am missing it. I could've sworn that feature manager background color was an option in 2007, now Im stuck with gray.
 
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