Show, Hide, and Isolate

Show, hide, and isolate objects in the modeling window using keyboard shortcuts.

To Do this Note
Show/hide selected objects
  • Press H.
  • Right-click the selection in the modeling window or Model Browser, and then select Hide Selected from the context menu.
 You can also show or hide objects by:
  • Clicking their icons in the Model Browser.
  • Using the show and hide options in the right-click (context) menu.
  • Using the Show/Hide Mode tool in the view controls.
  • Using the View menu.
Isolate selected objects (parts, assemblies, sketches, faces, and reference entities)
  • Press I.
  • Right-click the selection in the modeling window or Model Browser, and then select Isolate from the context menu.
  • To isolate faces, in the view controls, select Show/Hide Mode , select Isolate , and then select the desired faces.
 Isolating an object zooms in and temporarily hides all other objects.
Show all/hide all objects
  • Press A.
  • Right-click an object in the modeling window or Model Browser, and then select Show All or Hide All from the context menu.
  • In the view controls, select Show/Hide Mode . Then select Show All or Hide All .
Reverse the selection
  • Press R.
  • Right-click the selection in the modeling window or Model Browser, and then select Reverse Selected from the context menu.
Temporarily turn selected parts transparent Hold down Ctrl.

Show/Hide Mode

Show or hide objects in the modeling window.

  1. In the view controls, select Show/Hide Mode .
  2. Select one of the following options:
    • Parts: Show/hide parts.
    • Faces: Show/hide faces.
  3. You can do the following:
    To Do this (Parts) Do this (Faces)
    Hide Click the parts. Click the faces.
    Show Hold down Shift while clicking the parts. Hold down Shift while clicking the faces.
    Hide all Select Hide All . Select Hide All .
    Show all
    • Select Show All .
    • Press A.
    • Select Show All .
    • Press Shift+A.
    Hide currently visible objects and show currently hidden objects Select Reverse Visible . Select Reverse Visible .
    Isolate N/A Select the faces, then select Isolate .
    Tip:
    • The mouse cursor indicates whether the object you click will be shown or hidden .
  4. Right-click to exit the tool.
Objects that are hidden don't appear in the modeling window but are still included in all calculations such as optimization, static weight calculations, mass computations, etc.