Show or hide drawing objects
You can hide selected drawing objects in either drawings or drawing views. You can also list which objects you have hidden. You can also hide dimensions of graphical drawing objects.
Hide objects in drawings and drawing views
You can hide selected objects in drawings and drawing views, for example, parts, marks, dimensions, or grids. When you hide a part, Tekla Structures will hide all its related objects. Note that if an object is hidden in drawing views, it will not be printed.
Example
Below there are some examples of the results with different combinations of selections.
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Color mode is set to Color in . No objects have been hidden. Marks are shown. |
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Color mode is set to Color and Ghost outline is not selected in . Selected reinforcing bars are hidden and related marks are not shown. |
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Color mode is set to Color and Ghost outline is selected in Hidden rebars are shown as ghost outlines and related part marks are not shown. |
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Color mode is set to Black and white and Ghost outline is selected in . The ghost outline has no effect on black and white drawings. Rebars are hidden and related marks are not shown. |
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List hidden parts in drawings
You can select whether to list the hidden parts in drawings, for example, in the material list.
Note that listing hidden objects does not work in all templates. It works in templates containing PART rows, but not in hierarchical templates. For example, if the template is of type ASSEMBLY - PART, and the Assembly is included in the drawing, all of its parts will also be included.
Hide or show dimensions of drawing sketch objects
You can hide and show the dimensions of the sketch objects in drawings, such as lines, or arcs, from Quick Launch or by using a keyboard shortcut. By default, the dimensions are visible.
In an open drawing where you want to hide or show sketch object dimensions, do one of the following:
- Press Ctrl+d to hide the dimensions. To show the dimensions, press Ctrl+d again. For more information about shortcuts, see Customize keyboard shortcuts.
- Go to Quick Launch, start typing toggle graphical object dimensions, and select the Toggle graphical object dimensions command from the list that appears. To show the dimensions again, do the same.
When the dimensions are visible, a small d is displayed on the status bar: