diff --git a/js/models/AppState.js b/js/models/AppState.js
index 20cc30d05fa5db294d44d8c2247bf608676de065..0a4a7c1c0ef649ba6ded2db28573979c3c76cfab 100644
--- a/js/models/AppState.js
+++ b/js/models/AppState.js
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ define(['underscore', 'backbone', 'threeModel', 'three', 'plist', 'globals'], fu
                 this.set("basePlaneIsVisible", true);
                 this.set("highlighterIsVisible", true);
             } else if (navSelection == "electronicNavSim" || navSelection == "mechanicalNavSim"){
+                this.set("basePlaneIsVisible", true);
                 this.set("highlighterIsVisible", false);
             } else if (navSelection == "navAssemble"){
             }