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Assembly component colors disappeared

I didn't click anything that I know of, but all my assembly component colors disappeared. It may be super easy to get them back, but I can't find any search that answers the question. Restarting SW doesn't change it. I didn't save the assembly.

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Can I link the area of a cross section to a drawing?

I have a part (think extruded aluminum). In creating a drawing for the part, I would like to be able to reference the area of the cross section - important for material usage.

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Red lines showing on iso shaded view

I have inserted a shaded iso view and after some time, red lines show in the view on the parts edges as attached. Why is that and how to get rid of them?

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Assembly component colors disappeared

Can I link the area of a cross section to a drawing?

Red lines showing on iso shaded view

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