Show, Hide, and Isolate Using Context Menus

Display control options are available in most context menus. In general, the options are dependent on the whether or not there is a selection.
Note: The following display options do not apply to all entity types. Only valid selections for the current entity type are displayed in the menu.
Hide
Hides selected entities.
Hide All
Hides all entities of the same type as the entity selector.
Hide Model
Hides the entire model.
Hide All Off Screen
Hides all entities located outside of the modeling window but in currently displayed collectors.
Show
Shows selected entities.
Show All
Shows all entities of the same type as the entity selector.
Show Adjacent
Shows the entities adjacent to your selection or all adjacent entities that are the same type as the entity selector.
Show Model
Shows the entire model.
Show All On Screen
Shows all entities located outside of the modeling window but in currently displayed collectors.
Isolate
Isolates selection and turns off the display of all other entities, regardless of type.
Isolate Entity
Works locally within a specific entity type; for example, if component(s) are isolated, then all display states of other entities, such as load collectors, are unaffected. Isolate Entity displays only the selected entities, and turns off all other entities of the same type.
Isolate Displayed
Isolates all entities of the same type as the entity selector.
Reverse Displayed
Reverses the display of the entity type in the entity selector. If the All filter is active it reverses the display of all the entity types.
Reverse Selected
Reverses the display of the selected entities.
Unhide
Unmasks all entities in the currently displayed collectors.

Show and Isolate Nearby Entities

Restriction: Only available in HyperMesh

Supported source entities: Nodes, elements, components, systems, vectors, loads, and equations.

Supported target entities: Elements, components, systems, vectors, loads, and equations.

  1. Define settings for showing and isolating nearby entities.
    1. Select valid source entities.
    2. In the modeling window, right-click and select More > Nearby Options from the context menu.
      The Nearby Settings dialog opens.
    3. Define a search tolerance radius.
    4. Select whether to show or isolate nearby entities from the drop-down menu.
    5. Use the checkboxes to select the target entities types that are acted upon.
    6. Close the dialog.
  2. Select valid source entities.
  3. In the modeling window, right-click and select More > Find Nearby from the context menu.
    The target entities defined in the settings dialog are shown/isolated.