Transparency
You can now quickly change the transparency of the all components in an assembly or all bodies in a multibody part. SOLIDWORKS 2018 has added a Transparency option that applies all components. Right-click on the top level feature in the FeatureManager Design Tree and choose…
Changing the transparency or adding transparent appearances to components helps to see inside your assemblies. However you’ll notice that if you try to select transparent components you will likely select the opaque component behind it. In this example it passes through the blade cover and selects the…