Setting a layer rule for all components that are "hidden"

[KrisR]

I looked at the layer rules and didn't see for what I was looking.

I want to set up a layer where all hidden components, be it a part or an assembly, reside. The reason I want to do this, is at the end of creating an assembly, I want to "unhide" everything I've hidden in order to get everything assembled. I don't want to have to seartch through the tree and drill through sub-assys to find the hidden culprits.

Is there a way to do this? Please advise and thanks for your help!

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[BrianMartin · Accepted solution]

Hi Kris...

Do you mean something simple like View->Visibility->Unhide All? Or are you after something more complex?

Your top level assembly model should automatically have a layer called Hidden Items which contains all objects that have ever been hidden.

Then again maybe I'm just not understanding what you're after. Can you explain a bit more... I'll try not to be so dense!

Thanks!

-Brian

[KrisR]

i did not know about View->Visibility->Unhide All. That's a goodie!

I did now see that there is a hidden items rule, but I notice that you cannot right click->unhide with it.

But View->Visibility->Unhide All should do the trick!

[BrianMartin]

You can right-click and Unhide from the Hidden items section of the layer menu provided you have the access rights to modify the object you're working on. If you have Pro/INTRALINK or Windchill, you have to have the model checked out or at least set to "continue" to be able to right-click and Unhide.

That may or may not be the issue... it gave me a hard time for a moment but then it started working. Maybe there's a glitch in there somewhere.

Anyway... good luck!

-Brian

[Patriot_1776]

You can even do a "Save Status" to save the visibilities.

[JOHNQ]

Create a Layer and right Click and hide what ever you want. You can do this in Dwg mode and hide Surfaces also.