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Getting a clear view of how components are connected can sometimes be tricky. This tech tip will hopefully help to shed some light.
- Start by showing the mates in the graphics area either by hitting the ‘J’ on your keyboard toggling visibility of all mates or right-clicking a specific component (or components) to show only those mates.

- From there you can left-click and hold on any mate symbol in the graphics area to isolate the components involved in that particular mate.

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