HideObjects

Hides selected entities, like using the Freeze option of the Layer command but for individual entities. Hidden entities optionally stay hidden between drawing sessions.

At left, an entity is selected; at right, it is hidden from view by this command.

Accessing the Command

command bar: hideobjects
Quad: Select
ribbon: Model | View
toolbar: Hide/Show Entities

: HideObjects

Prompts you in the command bar:

Select Entities to Hide: (Select one or more entities)

Entities in set: 1

Select Entities to Hide: (Select more entities, or else press Enter to end the command.)

The program hides from view the entities you selected; to return them to view, use the UnisolateObjects command.

Command Options

The OBJECTISOLATIONMODE system variable controls whether the hidden state is saved or not:

Related Commands

LayFrz - freezes the layers associated with entities selected in the drawing.

LayOff - turns off layers associated with entities selected in the drawing.

IsolateObjects - hides all but the selected entities.

UnisolateObjects - unhides entities that were hidden.