Hide Members ( Modeling > press m h )

Tool summary :

  • Hides the members that you select.
  • In the Model Tree , members that are hidden in your current view are listed as " Hidden Members " when " View By " is set to ' Member Piecemark '.
  • Right-click and choose " Show Members " on the context menu to make visible again those members that you have hidden using Hide Members .
  • To invoke Hide Selected Members (in Modeling ):

    • Method 1: With members selected in the model, right-click and select " Hide Members " on the context menu .
    • Method 2 : Click the icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' Model -- Member ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).
    • Method 3 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose Model > Member > Hide Members .
    • Method 4, 5 or 6 : Hide Selected Members can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .
    • Preselection versus in-tool selection: You need to preselect members before using the context menu. Other methods can be executed without preselecting members, regardless the selection filter . The step-by-step instructions employ method 1 since that is the most commonly used method.
  • See the step-by-step instructions .

Also see :

VIDEO Right click and choosing " Hide Members " on the context menu hides selected members. Rght-click and choosing " Show Members " shows the members that had been hidden. (Recorded in SDS2 Detailing , v2017.)

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   Step-by-step instructions to hide members using the context menu :

These instructions show you how to hide members using the context menu . Be aware that there are alternative ways, other than the context menu, to invoke Hide Members . The other methods of invocation can be done without preselecting members and are independent of the selection filter.

Before using this tool:

  • You need to be in Modeling .
  • The members in your current view can be displayed in stick or solids form.
  • To select members, you can use the ' Default ' selection filter or other filters that select members -- for example the ' Members ' filter or the ' Beams ' filter or the ' Legacy Default ' filter.
1 . to select one or more members area box or draw an Select+ or Select ,
2 . Right-click and choose " Hide Members " on the context menu .

3 . The members that you selected in step 1 are hidden.

Tip: To get the hidden members back, right-click and choose " Show Members ."

Note 1: The members that you hide using the above steps remain hidden for the duration of your current Modeling session, or until you show them again using " Show Members ."

Note 2: If you Open ( Ctrl + o ) a different view, the members you hid in your current view will also be hidden in the view you open.

Note 3: The Model Tree shows hidden members that are in your current view under a category named " Hidden Members ." That hidden member list is updated -- as is the Model Tree 's list of shown members -- when you switch views.

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