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(see Hidi ng and Unhiding Objects by Selection
(page 1–70)). These objects remain hidden.
You need to use the controls on that rollout to
unhide t hem.
• Unhiding by selection does not return a hidden
object to the scene if the category 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 cameras and targeted lights are
still active.
• Linked, instanced, and referenced objects
behave w hen hidden jus t 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 turned
off (unhidden) on this rollout.
3. Choose the category you wan t to hide. All
objects of that category disappear from your
sceneassoonasyoumakethechoice.
ThesameHideByCategoryoptionsappearonthe
Object Level p anel 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 electi on
Tools menu > Isolate S election
Right-click to open the quad menu. > Display
(upper-right) quadrant > Isolate Selection
Keyboard > Alt + Q
The Isolate Selection tool lets you edit a sing le
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 work ing
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 also reduces
the performance overhead that can come from
displaying other objects in the viewports.
When you turn on Isolate Select ion, the isolated
objectselectioniscenteredinallviewports.The
active viewport also does a Zoom Extents (page
3–737) 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.
Interfa ce
WhiletheIsolatetoolisactive,adialoglabeled
Warning: Isolated Selection appears.