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(see
Hiding and Unhiding Objects by Selection
(page 1–71)
). These objects remain hidden.
You need to use the controls on that rollout to
unhide them.
• Unhiding by selection does not return a hidden
object to the scene if the categor y of the object is
hidden. The Unhide All and Unhide By Name
controls continue to work, but the effect is not
seen until the category is cleared.
• Lightshiddenbycategorycontinuetoshine.
Views through c ameras and targeted lights are
still act ive.
• Linked, instanced, and referenced objects
behave when hidden just as they would if
visible.
Pr ocedur es
To hide a category of objects:
1.
Open the Display panel.
2. Click Hide by Category, if necessary, to expand
the rollout. By default, all categories are tur ned
off (unhidden) on this rollout.
3. Choose the category you want to hide. All
objects of that category disappear from your
sceneassoonasyoumakethechoice.
ThesameHideByCategoryoptionsappearonthe
Object Level panel of the Display Floater (Tools
menu > Display Floater).
To unhide a category of objects:
• Deselect the category.
All objects in the category reappear, unless
some have been hidden by selection. See
“Effects of Hiding by Category”.
Is ola te S el ecti on
Tools menu > Isolate Selection
Right-click to open the quad menu. > Display
(upper-right) quadrant > Isolate Selection
Keyboard>ALT+Q
The Isolate Selection tool lets you edit a single
object or selection set of objects while hiding the
rest of the scene on a temporary basis. This g uards
against selecting other objects while working
on a single selection. It allows you to focus on
the objects you need to see, without the visual
distrac tion of the surroundings. It a lso reduces
the performance overhead that can come from
displaying other objects in the viewports.
When you turn on Isolate Selection, the isolated
objectselectioniscenteredinallviewports.The
active viewport also does a
Zoom Extents (page
3–780)
on the isolated objects.
When an isolated selection includes multiple
objects, you can select a subset of these, and
choose Isolate Selection once again. This isolates
the subset. However, clicking Exit Isolation
unhides the entire scene. You can’t “step back”
through individual levels of isolation.
Note: Isolate Selection works only at the object
level. You can’t choose it while at the sub-object
level. If you go to a sub-object level while working
with an isolated object, you can click Exit Isolation,
but you can’t isolate sub-objects.
Tip: You can also use Isolate Unselected to isolate
all of the unselected objects in your scene.
Interf ace
WhiletheIsolatetoolisactive,adialoglabeled
Warning: Isolated Selection appears.