Isolate/Hide Objects

Menu Options :

Ribbon : Edit | Object Options | Isolate/Hide Objects

Default Menu : Edit | Isolate Objects

This display tool allows objects which are drawn as specific parts to be temporarily isolated or hidden from view.This is effective when producing a design composed of several composite parts or complex shapes.When selecting theIsolateObjects option, only the selected object or group of objects is displayed in the editor, with all remaining objects being temporarily hidden. The End Isolation tool restores the display of all entities in the drawing.When selecting theHide Objects option, the selected object or group of objects is temporarily hidden in the editor, with all remaining objects displayed.The Isolate/Hide Objects tool functions for both 2D profiles and 3D parts, and single or multiple objects can be selected to be Isolated or Hidden. Objects drawn on multiple layers can also be selected, provided such layers are not locked in the Design Director.The objects which are isolated in the editor appear in the Part Tree in the Selection Info palette and changes to the design can be done in context. When isolated features are modified in the Part Tree, the associated parts are displayed in context in the editor until the modification is complete. WhenWhen the End Isolation tool is selected, all previously isolated (displayed) or hidden objects are restored to the editor, irrespective of the current view.The Isolate/Hide Objects tool functions independently from layer control methods used in the Design Director.Objects can be selected using the Isolate/Hide Objects function in any view or display mode.

 

In the example below, the lens will be isolated from the associated parts. Select the lens, shown below.

Selecting the lens for isolation in the editor

By selecting Edit | Isolate Objects, only the lens part remains in the editor, shown below.

Selected ‘lens’ part only viewed in the editor

The view can be changed and when Endisolation is activated, the hidden parts are restored in alignment with the current view, shown below.

Isolated object, above left and hidden objects restored and aligned to the current view after ‘End Isolation’, above right 

Part Tree Modification

Selection Info Palette

Menu Options :

Ribbon : Tools | Palettes | Selection Info

Default Menu : Tools | Palettes | Selection Info

The Selection Info Palette is used to view and modify the dimensional properties of any object.Several objects can be selected and their individual properties modified.When a part or multiple parts are selected in the editor, a Part Tree is created in the Selection Info palette.This allows individual components to be modified within the part, updating the final design immediately or within a specified delay interval.The ‘Edit in Place’ option allows contextual modifications to be done directly on the part, with the changes being immediately updated in both the model and the Part Tree.Click here for more information on Part Tree Modification

Parts which are isolated in the editor when using the Isolate/Hide function described above can be modified using the Part Tree.

In the example below, the selected part has been selected.

By selecting Isolate Objects, this part only is displayed in the editor, shown below.

The Part Tree Tools | Palettes | Selection Info. Data population requires the part to be selected. is used to modify the width of the fillet, shown highlighted below.

By selecting the part to modify, its associated part is shown in context in the editor, shown outlined in green above. Change the width value of the blend to 5, shown below.

Changing the width value of the blend

As soon as the Selection Info palette is closed, the isolated part is displayed in the editor, shown below.

Modified part shown in isolation in the editor

This part is displayed in isolation in the editor until the End Isolation Edit | Object Options | End Isolation function is selected.

All objects displayed in the editor after selecting End Isolation

Conversely, objects can be hidden from display in the editor using the Hide Objects option.

Select the part in the editor, then go to Edit | Object Options and select HideObjects. In the example below, the mid section part is selected, then the HideObjects function is selected. The result is shown below right.

Selecting the mid section part, then hiding this part using Hide Objects

All objects are displayed in the editor when the EndIsolation option is used.

All parts shown after ‘End Isolation’