This property allows you to override a number of thingsnormally controlled by the parent of a pattern in an assembly. Thetrouble is, if you look at the properties for a single file in thepattern, this setting does not show. Selecting more than of thepattern's files properties adds this setting to the dialog box. Seeimages below.

I was having a strange problem with elements of a pattern alwaysbeing hidden in spite of several attempts to make them show. Savingthe assembly after setting these files to 'show' did nothing --they would be hidden again the next time the assembly was loaded.It was only after I selected several of the hidden elements at onceto turn off the 'Hide' setting that I saw the 'Override' settingwas on. Why doesn't this setting show for all files in a patternall the time? It shouldn't take a multiple selection of elements tobe able to access this setting since it's equally likely it wouldbe applied to just one of the elements.

Hopefully this is not by design........Bill
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