Why can't I hide sketches in linked components?

[Anonymous]

Is this a limitation of the program or am I doing it wrong?

When I create a file and save it, and then import it into a new design (drag&drop as "linked" component), the ability to show/hide elements are all deactivated (grayed out).

I do understand why one can not edit linked components directly, but why is it not possible to toggle display on and off?

(Or is it? How?)

In fact, I'm less concerned about switching the display of bodies or sub-components on/off as about switching the sketches.

[TrippyLighting]

Yes, that is a current limitation.

[jeff_strater · Accepted solution]

The reason is in your observation:  "I do understand why one can not edit linked components directly,".  Currently in Fusion, Sketch visibility, Body visibility, work geometry visibility are edit operations (meaning that they change the design, prompt for save, all instances have the same setting, etc).  Today, the only non-edit visibility operation is at the component level.  That's why you can change component visibility, but not body visibility.

This is a commonly-requested capability, however, so I expect this will be added at some point.  But, you are correct:  today, this is a limitation...

Jeff

[beananimal]

"commonly requested capability" you expect to be added "at some point"

Now that is funny. 

3 YEARS and the clock is ticking 😉

[laughingcreek]

edit in place has already been added.

[beananimal]

Not sure what “edit in place” means in context to the OPs question or my frustration. Maybe I am missing something obvious but, as it stands, it is still not possible to hide or un-hide objects in linked components by simply toggling the view eyeball for the sketch in question. "Visibility cannot be changed" is still the tooltip. 

Maybe you are telling me there is some other convoluted 5 click process... if there is, that misses the point even if you feel it checks the box.

[laughingcreek]

2 extra clicks if you want to be picky. but I don't think convoluted would be an apt description-

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/community/screencast/8f2b1c65-da6b-4f69-9d0a-44131cd4e5e5

[beananimal]

I don't see that option - 

I assume that it was not added to, or was removed from, the home/hobby license. 

[laughingcreek]

[beananimal]

Thank you!

I would have never see that option!

[beananimal]

This DOES NOT WORK for me

No edit in place functionality - box is ticked and software restarted several times.

Is this license dependent or just another buggy feature?

[laughingcreek]

do yo have the timeline on?  this isn't available for DM mode.

[jhackney1972]

This blog article may help you out on the use of the Edit-in-Place feature for linked components.

[beananimal]

Timeline is off -

As "cool" as it is - I end up with corruption more often than not when it is enabled. Since I turned off timeline, I rarely have random crashes or flakey behaviors with objects. 

I want to like this product so much, but every time I try to leverage it a bit further, I honestly become more frustrated with it.  I think most of that feeling comes from things like this and the (IMHO terribly poor UI ergonomics with regard to number of clicks and keyboard to mouse round trips to do simple things).

[beananimal]

Thank you for the link - I don't see myself turning on timeline, but will take a look anyway just in case!