Hiding and isolating entities

You can temporarily hide selected entities or isolate selected entities so that all remaining entities are temporarily hidden. When youre ready to view all entities again, use the Unisolate Entities command.    

You can also hide and isolate entities by assigning them a layer that you hide or isolate. For more details about layers, see Organizing information on layers.

To hide a selection set    

   1   Do one of the following to choose Hide Entities ():

    On the status bar, click Isolate/Unisolate Entities, and then choose Hide Entities.

    Type hideobjects, and then press Enter.

   2   Select the entities you want to make invisible, and then press Enter.

All selected entities are hidden.

To isolate a selection set    

   1   Do one of the following to choose Isolate Entities ():

    On the status bar, click Isolate/Unisolate Entities, and then choose Isolate Entities.

    Type isolateobjects, and then press Enter.

   2   Select the entities you want to remain visible, and then press Enter.

All other entities are hidden.

To unhide and unisolate entities    

   1   Do one of the following to choose Unisolate Entities ():

    On the status bar, click Isolate/Unisolate Entities, and then choose Unisolate Entities.

    Type unisolateobjects, and then press Enter.