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776 Chapter 21: User Interface
Hide/Freeze panel
Hide group
Selected—Hides the selected object(s).
Unselected—Hides all visible objects except the
selected ones. Use this to hide all the objects except
the one you are working on.
By Name—Lets you select the objects to hide by
name.
By Hit—Causes any object you click in t he
viewport to be hidden. If you hold the
Ctrl
key while selecting an object, that object and all
of its children are hidden. To exit Hide by Hit
mode,right-click,press
Esc , or select a different
function. This mode is automatically turned off if
you hide all objects in the scene.
Unhide group
All—Unhides all hidden objects. The unhide
buttons are only available when you have
specifically hidden one or more objects. They
won’t unhide objects hidden by category.
By Name—Displays a dialog in w hich you can
unhide objects you select from a list.
Note: You cannot unhide objects on a hidden layer.
If you select an object on a hidden layer, you will
be prompted to unhide the object’s layer.
Freeze group
Selected—Freezes the selected object(s) so they
cannot move in the viewport.
Unselected—Freezes all visible objects except the
selected ones. Use this to quickly freeze all the
objects except the one you’re working on.
By Name—Lets you select the objects to freeze by
name.
By Hit—Causes any object you click in the viewport
to be frozen. If you hold the
Ct rl key while
selecting an object, that object and all of its
children are frozen. To exit Freeze By Hit mode,
right-click, press
Esc ,orchooseadifferent
function. This mode is automatically turned off if
you freeze all objects in the scene.
Unfreeze group
All—Unfreezes all frozen objects.
By Name—Displays a dialog in w hich you can
unfreeze objects you select from a list.
By Hit—Causes any object you click in the viewport
to be unfrozen. If you hold the
Ct rl key while
selecting an object, that object and all of its
children are unfrozen.