Model.isolateonlyentity#

Model.isolateonlyentity(entity, showcomps=False, elements_off=False, geometry_off=False)#

Turns on the display of an entity and turns off the display of all others across types.

Parameters:

  • entity (Entity) – The object describing the entity to display.

  • showcomps (bool) – This indicates that components in which elements/geometry are referred will also be shown when you show elements/geometry. If not provided, only specified elements/geometry are shown.

  • elements_off (bool) – This indicates that elements in the specified collectors should not be considered. If not provided, the default is to consider elements in the specified collectors.

  • geometry_off (bool) – This indicates that geometry in the specified collectors should not be considered. If not provided, the default is to consider geometry in the specified collectors.

Examples#

Isolate only geometry and elements for component with ID 3#
import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.isolateonlyentity(entity=ent.Component(model, 3))
Isolate only elements for component with ID 3#
import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.isolateonlyentity(entity=ent.Component(model, 3), geometry_off=True)