Isolate Member by Piecemark

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

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

Alternative: Invoke Isolate Member by Piecemark 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 piecemarks that have been assigned to members or group members. Double-click the piecemark 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.

Alternative: If more than one member has been assigned the selected piecemark, then Accept - Next - Return mouse bindings become active. The status line shows the currently selected member's piecemark and member number. Left-click (Accept) to isolate that particular member, middle-click (Next) to select the member that has the next highest member number with the same piecemark, or right-click (Return) to cancel the operation.

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

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 Number (alternative)
Hide Selected (alternative)
Hide Unselected (alternative)