Use the Isolate Select feature (Show > Isolate Select > View Selected) to show only certain objects or components in a view panel.
Unlike the Display > Hide commands, the Isolate Select feature can also isolate components (polygon faces, NURBS CVs, or subdivision surface mesh faces), and only affects the display, not rendering.
Each panel maintains its own Isolate Select settings.
The Isolate Select feature does not work for subdivision surface vertices or edges. Instead, you can Isolate subdivision surface faces.
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