Set element visibility by category or sub-category.
- Right-click an element in the drawing area, and click Override Graphics in View
By Category. When you use this method, the element’s category is already highlighted when the Visibility/Graphics dialog opens. Alternatively, you can click View tab
Graphics panel
(Visibility/Graphics). Note: If you open the Visibility/Graphics dialog from a drafting view, only those categories that can be shown in a drafting view display. - Click the Model Categories, Annotation Categories, or Imported Categories tab.
- (Optional) Use the Filter list to filter categories by discipline.
If the Filter list is disabled, select Show <type of> categories in this view.
- To set category visibility, select or clear the check box next to the category or subcategory. If you clear the check box for a category, all subcategories for that category will not be visible in the view.
- To hide all categories, clear the check box at the top of the tab. For example, to hide all model categories, clear the Show model categories in this view check box.
- Click Apply to view your changes, and click OK to exit the Visibility/Graphics dialog.
Controlling Category Selection
- Click All to select all rows in the table. If the visibility of all categories is selected, you can clear it for all categories by clearing one category.
- Click None to clear the selection of any selected rows.
- Click Invert to change the selection of rows between the ones that are selected and the ones that are not. For example, if 6 rows are selected and you click Invert Selection, those 6 rows are no longer selected and all others are.
- Click Expand All to expand the entire category tree and make all subcategories visible. This makes it easier to select all categories and subcategories, using the All tool.
- Select a cell with a check box and press the Spacebar to select or clear the check box.
- Select a category row with focus in the Visibility cell. Press Right Arrow to expand the category tree. Press Left Arrow to collapse the tree.