The Visibility tool

Tool

Tool set

Shortcut

Visibility

Basic

The Visibility tool changes the visibility of either the layer or class associated with a clicked object. If you click an object in a sheet layer or design layer viewport, only the visibility in that viewport changes (with some exceptions). You can also make rapid changes to the visibilities of multiple layers or classes in the drawing at one time by double-clicking the tool itself.

Several modes are available to specify whether to change class or layer visibility, and to set the type of visibility change to make.

Mode	Description
Classes	Affects the visibility of the clicked object’s class
Layers	Affects the visibility of the clicked object’s layer
Visible	Sets the clicked object’s class or layer to visible
Invisible	Hides the clicked object’s class or layer
Greyed	Sets the clicked object’s class or layer to gray
Preferences	Specifies the global visibility behavior when the Visibility tool is double-clicked

Class and design layer visibility in the drawing area are also affected by the Class Options and Layer Options settings. See Setting global visibility with class and design layer options for details.

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Layer or class visibility changes using the Visibility tool

Global visibility changes with the Visibility tool

Visibility tool behavior in embedded viewports

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