Unfortunately, I think propagation and controlabilty of Layer State in assembly is not good as Simply Representation. However Simply Representation can not control Datum visibility.
They are two different tools. Simplified Representations are for Large Assembly Management, and as you note, they handle components only. Layers and Layer States are for visibility, so they can also handle datums, annotations, bodies, and more. I don't think you can say one is better than the other in the same way you can't say a car is better than a lathe.
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Unfortunately, I think propagation and controlabilty of Layer State in assembly is not good as Simply Representation.
However Simply Representation can not control Datum visibility.
They are two different tools. Simplified Representations are for Large Assembly Management, and as you note, they handle components only. Layers and Layer States are for visibility, so they can also handle datums, annotations, bodies, and more. I don't think you can say one is better than the other in the same way you can't say a car is better than a lathe.