Show or hide objects

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Toggle the visibility of an object

Select one or more objects and press H.

Hide the selected objects.

Do one of the following:

  • Press Ctrl + H

  • Select Display > Hide > Hide Selection.

Select a hidden object.

Use the Outliner or Hypergraph to select the object’s node.

Hidden objects are displayed with gray text in the Outliner and as light gray nodes in the Hypergraph.

Show a specific hidden object.

Select the object’s node in one of the editors and do one of the following:
  • Press Shift + H

  • Select Display > Show > Show Selection

Redisplay the last object(s) you hid.

Do one of the following:

  • Press Ctrl + Shift + H

  • Select Display > Show > Show Last Hidden

Hide all objects.

Select Display > Hide > All

Show all hidden objects.

Select Display > Show > All

Hide or show all objects of a specific type.

To change the display of all view panels, use the items in the Display > Hide and Display > Show submenus in the main menu.

To change the display of a single view panel, use the items in the panel’s Show menu. You can hold the Ctrl key to keep this menu open while you select multiple items from it.

Hide the actual geometry of an object while leaving other components visible.

Select Display > Object Display > No Geometry

Show only an object’s bounding box.

Select Display > Object Display > Bounding Box

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Parent topic: Show or hide objects and components