A conversation-specific public summary of fix drawing visibility, distilled from the supplied export. The detailed excerpts remain available in the released note file.
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AI narration using Robert's voice. Fix drawing visibility / short introduction.
Conversation-specific knowledge extracted from the fix drawing visibility discussion.
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QUESTION / CONTEXTI 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
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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