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RECORD: CHAT-0178
TOPIC: Fix drawing visibility
IMPORTED: 2026.09.01

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EXTRACTED REQUEST: I have the custom truck bed i am working on and when i drop the new model into a drawing to create some reference dimensions i cant see a lot of it

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USER MESSAGES:
1. I have the custom truck bed i am working on and when i drop the new model into a drawing to create some reference dimensions i cant see a lot of it
2. no its the truck we spent some time getting to be correct from downloaded models and then converted dto a single file
3. it is doing this the orange line is where i had my mouse
4. i dont even see surface bodies in there

ASSISTANT RESPONSES:
1. Yes. With a custom truck bed assembly, this is usually a drawing-view display/occlusion issue, especially if you’re dropping the full assembly into a drawing just to establish reference dimensions. If by “can’t see a lot of it” you mean edges/features that you know exist are missing from the drawing view, try this first: 1. Right-click the drawing view → Display Style → Hidden Lines Visible. - This will show geometry behind panels, tubes, brackets, etc. - For a truck bed, this is often the quickest way to get reference dimensions to mounting points that are buried behind other components. 2. If that becomes an unreadable mess, switch back to Hidden Lines Removed, then: - Right-click the drawing view. - Look fo…
2. Ah, yes — I know which model you mean now. The downloaded truck/chassis model where we removed the factory bed, dealt with the imported body types, repositioned pieces, and consolidated it into a single SolidWorks part so you could use it underneath the custom bed design. [embedded media omitted] That changes the diagnosis considerably. Because that truck originated from downloaded/imported geometry, the problem is probably the body type in the consolidated truck file, not your drawing display settings. We had geometry in that model that wasn't normal native SolidWorks solid geometry — including graphics/mesh/imported bodies — and we used things like Convert to Mesh Body while getting everything together. [emb…
3. You're right — don't keep looking for “Surface Bodies” in that drawing menu. I checked the SOLIDWORKS 2025 documentation, and I was sending you to a control that isn't available there for a normal drawing view. The important distinction is: - In a part, SOLIDWORKS uses View → Hide/Show → Bodies for both solid and surface bodies. [embedded media omitted] - The explicit “Display surface bodies” checkbox exists in the Section View PropertyManager, not in the normal drawing-view properties you're showing me. [embedded media omitted] I think the test we need is in the truck PART Open `2022_GMC_2500HD_REFERENCE_CLEAN.SLDPRT` itself. Then: View → Hide/Show → Bodies SOLIDWORKS says that command controls both surface a…

EXTRACTED KNOWLEDGE / HOW-TO
- Right-click the drawing view → Display Style → Hidden Lines Visible.
- This will show geometry behind panels, tubes, brackets, etc.
- For a truck bed, this is often the quickest way to get reference dimensions to mounting points that are buried behind other components.
- If that becomes an unreadable mess, switch back to Hidden Lines Removed, then:
- Right-click the drawing view.
- Look for Properties / Show/Hide Components.
- Temporarily hide the deck plate, outer skins, fenders, boxes, etc. that are blocking the frame/mounting structure you need to dimension.
- An even better option for this type of reference drawing is often a section view. Cut longitudinally or transversely through the bed so you can directly dimension:
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