On Dec 22, 2009, at 10:16 AM, Elaine Meng wrote:

Also, there are pop-ups that say what is under your mouse, but they only show the detailed information when you are not showing the surface.

A tip here:  you can use the Model Panel (Favorites...Model Panel) to quick show/hide a surface by clicking the check box in the "Shown" (or "S") column.

--Eric