Hiding Elements
 
 
 

Use the Hide button to hide or unhide selected elements or branches. For example, when you are working on a specific surface, you may want to temporarily remove other elements from the scene without deleting them.

Hidden elements are marked “(hidden)” in Schematic view, and do not appear in the scene. For example, in the following Before schematic, both axis6 and geom5 are shown in the scene. In the After schematic, geom5 is hidden and does not appear in the scene.

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Before: geom5 is not hidden. It appears in the scene (below) as a wipe mask.

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After: Geom5 is hidden. Its mask does not appear in the scene (below).

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To hide a single element:

  1. Go to Schematic view.
  2. Select the element you want to hide.
  3. Select Selected in the Selection box.
  4. Click Hide.

To hide a branch:

  1. Go to Schematic view.
  2. Select the parent of the branch you want to hide.
  3. Select Branch in the Selection box.
  4. Click Hide.

To unhide an element or branch:

  1. Select the hidden element or branch.
  2. From the Selection box, select Branch if you are unhiding a branch or Selected if you are unhiding an element.
  3. Click Hide.