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-CBVisibility

Use the CBVisibility command to create, set, or delete visibility states of a CustomBlock definition.

It is the command window variant of the CBVisibility command.

Note: Before defining any visibility state, make sure the visibility element exists in the CustomBlock definition.

To manage visibility states:

  1. Type -CBVisibility at the command prompt.
  2. Specify an option:
    • New. Creates a visibility state.
      • Type the name of the new visibility state.
      • Specify the entities visible in the new visibility state:
        • Hide all. All entities of the CustomBlock definition will be hidden in the new visibility state.
        • Show all. All entities of the CustomBlock definition will be displayed in the new visibility state.
        • Current visibility. Use visibility of existing entities from the active state.
    • Set. Sets a specified visibility state as current.
      • Type the name of the visibility state to set as current.
    • Delete. Specify the visibility state to delete.
      • Type the name of the visibility state to delete.

Access

Command: -CBVisibility

Related Topics

About Visibility States

Adding Entities to a Visibility State

Hiding Entities from a Visibility State



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