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Controlling visibility of individual objects |
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To control the visibility of individual model objects, use the corresponding icons in the Model tree.
To hide an object, select it in the Model Tree or in the graphic area of the model and click on the icon Visible 
in the line of this object in the Model Tree. The icon will change to Hidden 
. The object will no longer be displayed in the graphic area, and its name and icon in the Design Tree will become gray.
To make a hidden object visible, select it in the Model Tree and click on its icon Hidden . The icon will change to Visible . The object appears in the graphics area, and its name and icon in the Model Tree turn black.
Visibility of objects in a model that contains two or more layers, the icon is set using the menu commands for the corresponding icon. The menu commands available depend on the current visibility state; possible options are listed in the table.
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The Visible by layer command sets visibility by layer of an object. As a result, the current state of the object changes to Visible by Layer if the object's layer is visible, or to Invisible by Layer otherwise. |
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Managing the visibility of groups of objects (eg. groups of components) in a model that has layers, similar to the one described above. The current visibility state of a group of objects depends on the visibility state of the objects included in this group. More about current state of visibility of groups of objects...
You can also hide an object (or make a hidden object visible) using the Hide (Show) command, which is available from the object's context menu. If the selected object is already hidden (showed), the command is unavailable.
Please note that the entire body is always shown or hidden, even if a specific shape operation is selected when you invoke the Show or Hide command. For example, turning on the display of a glued extrusion element will cause the entire body containing that element to appear, while hiding the element will remove the entire body from view.
The same applies to surfaces. For example, showing or hiding a surface involved in a Knit surfaces operation will cause all other surfaces involved in the same operation to appear or disappear in the model's graphic area.
After calling the Show or Hide command for other objects (auxiliary axes, curves, points, etc.), only these objects appear or hide in the graphic area of the model.
Applying the Hide or Show command to an object changes the value of the object's Visibility property: it takes the value Hidden or Visible, respectively.
You can also change the visibility of the selected object (or objects) using the Visibility list in the section State of Parameters panel.
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Managing the visibility of components of the second and subsequent levels has features. |
See also
Managing visibility of auxiliary objects
Managing visibility of objects, within one layer
