I have a box and inside of it, there are certain things attached to the walls - I want to mate some things to those attachments but I can't select them because the box is closed, if I change the box transparency it only allows me to select the edges of the features (I want to select the face).
Is there anyway I can view the assembly as if I were inside of it?
Do a section view cutting off just the top portion. This should allow you to see the inside parts to do mates ect.
select other and keep right clicking
I find the "Select Other" option to be very straight forward and use it all the time in some reasonably complex assemblies. It's never let me down. The box that pops up also highlights your selection.
Typically when doing this I have the assembly toggled into "Hidden Lines Visible" mode.
Or use the tab key while hovering over the offending item to hide the part. Using shift+tab to bring the part back.
But he needs the box to still be visible so he can mate to the walls, If he hides the box then its gone.
You can use Shift (keep it pressed while selection) to select the transparent face.
And if you're using SW2016, then you can take advantage of the component preview window and transparent component during mating.
With the Magnifying Glass on (G), Hold Alt and rotate the mouse wheel to X-Ray into the assembly. Then select the inner entities at will.
Hey this feature is great, it's today I came to know such a feature exists. Thank you Alin !
Make the box transparent, select it in the tree or assy and choose the transparent icon.