I have an assembly where the dynamic highlighting option (Tools,
Options, Display/Selection, Dynamic highlight from graphics view) is
greyed out.  It is checked, but I can't change the setting.  And it
isn't working.  Not dynamic highlighting, no smart cursor, no clue
what I'm doing wrong.  Any ideas?

"ed_1001" <wahsatch@baraboo.com> wrote in message 
news:1187728716.795173.293420@j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>I have an assembly where the dynamic highlighting option (Tools,
> Options, Display/Selection, Dynamic highlight from graphics view) is
> greyed out.  It is checked, but I can't change the setting.  And it
> isn't working.  Not dynamic highlighting, no smart cursor, no clue
> what I'm doing wrong.  Any ideas?


Is large assembly mode active? That is often the culprit when stuff in 
assemblies is grayed out.

Jerry Steiger
Tripod Data Systems
"take the garbage out, dear" 

On Aug 21, 3:46 pm, "Jerry Steiger" <jer...@tdsway.garbage.com> wrote:
> "ed_1001" <wahsa...@baraboo.com> wrote in message
>
> news:1187728716.795173.293420@j4g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>
> >I have an assembly where the dynamic highlighting option (Tools,
> > Options, Display/Selection, Dynamic highlight from graphics view) is
> > greyed out.  It is checked, but I can't change the setting.  And it
> > isn't working.  Not dynamic highlighting, no smart cursor, no clue
> > what I'm doing wrong.  Any ideas?
>
> Is large assembly mode active? That is often the culprit when stuff in
> assemblies is grayed out.
>
> Jerry Steiger
> Tripod Data Systems
> "take the garbage out, dear"

Yep, that was the problem.  Kinda wierd though.  Never had this
problem before.  Also, there were 719 components in the assembly, and
Large Assembly Mode was set to 2000 components.  Also, I can sort of
see turning off dynamic highlighting, but turning off the smart cursor
also?  How do you have a clue what you are going to select during
mating, for example?  And shouldn't there be an option in the LAM
options to toggle these on and off as the user sees the need?

Anyway, thanks for the help.