Hide and Show Bodies

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With multibody parts, you can hide or show surface or solid bodies using View, Hide/Show Bodies.

To hide bodies:

  1. Open a document containing multiple surface or solid bodies.

  2. Click View, Hide/Show Bodies.

  1. In the PropertyManager, under Hidden Bodies, select bodies in the graphics area for Surface/Solid Bodies .

    When you select a body, it becomes translucent in the graphics area.

  2. Click OK .

    The entities you selected remain hidden.

To show hidden bodies:

  1. Click View, Hide/Show Bodies again to open the PropertyManager.

  2. Select the translucent bodies in the graphics area. You can select some or all of the translucent bodies.

  3. Click OK .

    The translucent entities you selected are visible again.

You can also use the shortcut menu to hide a surface without using the PropertyManager to preview the entities you select. To show the hidden surface again, click View, Hide/Show Bodies, select the translucent bodies in the graphics area and click OK .

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