Isolate Member by Number

Brings a member into Member Isolation by selecting its member number from a list.

Step-By-Step
Tips and Tricks
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1 . Click the Isolate Member by Number icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be found on the Drawings page > Members section.

Alternative: Invoke Isolate Member by Number using the Find Tool by searching the command name and clicking the icon, which is pictured above.

Learn more about alternative methods for launching commands.

2 . A selection dialog opens. On it is a selection list of all member numbers that have been assigned to members. Double-click the number of the member you want to isolate.

Alternative: Press the Cancel button to end the operation and stay in your current view of the 3D model.

Note: An alert window appears if the member is not visible in the current view. Click the OK button to proceed.

(1/2) means B_19 is 1 of 2 members with the same piecemark.

3 . The member is isolated from all others in the model and the Isolate Member tool window opens.

4 . When you are done with Member Isolation, click the OK button on the Isolate Member Tool window.

Group members cannot be isolated using Isolate Member by Number because they are not assigned a member number.
Member Isolation is useful for creating preset member views for 2D details created using Detail Members and for working on that member in isolation from the rest of the 3D model.
Confirm the member you want to be isolated has undergone Process and Create Solids.
The member style is displayed per User and Site Options > Modeling > Member isolation solid display type.
Try Hide Selected or Hide Unselected as alternatives to this command if you do not want to use the Member Isolation tools or if you want to isolate more than one member at a time.

Member isolation (result of using this tool)
Member isolation solid display type (User and Site Options > Modeling)
Status Display (selection list tool)
Hide... and Show All (selection list tool)
Isolate Member by Location (alternative)
Isolate Member by Piecemark (alternative)
Hide Selected (alternative )
Hide Unselected (alternative )