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Hiding and Showing Edges

You can hide or show edges in high quality (not draft quality) drawing views.

To hide edges in a drawing:

  1. Click Hide/Show Edges (Line Format toolbar).

You can also pre-select edges, then click Hide/Show Edges .

  1. Select the edges to hide (you can select edges individually, or use box selection), then click .

Select edges.

Result

To show edges in a drawing:

  1. Click Hide/Show Edges (Line Format toolbar).

You can also pre-select edges, then click Hide/Show Edges .

 

  1. Select the hidden edges highlighted in orange, (you can select edges individually, or use box selection), then click .

If you cannot select the hidden edges, click Tools, Options, System Options, Drawings, and click Select hidden entities.

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Hide/Show Edges PropertyManager



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