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This document is no longer available beyond version 18.1. Information can now be found here: Multi-board Assembly - View Configuration Preferences for version 25
The Multi-board Assembly - View Configuration page of the Preferences dialog
Summary
The Multi-board Assembly - View Configuration page of the Preferences dialog is used to configure the default system colors and display options of a Multi-board assembly. The same set of options is available in the Multi-board Assembly View Configuration panel, use these to configure the settings in an open multi-board assembly.
Access
This page is accessed by clicking View Configuration under the Multi-board Assembly folder in the main Preferences dialog (accessed by clicking the 
button in the top right corner of the workspace).
Options/Controls
System Colors
- Toggle the
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to show/hide the associated object. Click the colored box to open a custom color drop-down to select a color for the associated object. Refer to the View Configuration panel page to learn more about the setting the color.
Display Options
- Screen Space Ambient Occlusion - enable to approximate the ambient occlusion effect. Ambient occlusion is a method used to approximate how bright the light should be shining on any specific part of a surface based on the light and that surface's environment (how hidden/open it is to the ambient light source). Refer to the View Configuration panel page to learn more.