Using View - Blank and Unblank

Blank Example

The Blank command in the View menu is used to hide geometry that you select from the graphics area. This can be used to temporarily hide any geometric entities. (Unblank is then used to show any geometry that was hidden using Blank).

 

  1. In the File menu, click New.
  2. In the Solids menu, click Cube.
  3. In the Data Entry tab, click OK to create the default cube as shown in the CAD preview.
  4. In the Data Entry tab under Origin, set the X value to 3.00 and set the Y value to 3.00.
  5. Click OK to create the second cube as shown in the CAD preview.
  6. In the View menu, click Blank. (The Data Entry tab displays only the Cancel button with directions to use the function.)
  7. In the graphics area, click the first cube to select it. (You can click any number of entities to hide when using Blank.)
  8. To confirm the selection, right-click anywhere in the graphics area, and click OK. (You can also press Spacebar.) The cube is hidden from view.
  9. To finish the function, click Cancel.

 

You then use Unblank to show the geometry that was hidden using Blank.

Unblank Example

The Unblank command in the View menu is used to show geometry that was previously hidden using Blank.

(This example is an extension of the Blank example in this topic.)

 

  1. After using Blank to hide geometry, in the View menu, click Unblank. The graphics area only displays the geometry items that were previously hidden using Blank.
  2. Click the geometry (cube) that was hidden earlier to select it. [You can select any number of hidden entities that you want to show (Unblank)].
  3. To confirm the selection, right-click anywhere in the graphics area, and click OK. (You can also press Spacebar.)

 

The geometry is no longer hidden in the graphics area.

Related Topics

Blank and Unblank are one way to hide and show geometry in the graphics area. You may otherwise want to create layers to hold the geometry that you create. You can then hide and show the layers to define what geometry is displayed in the graphics area. The best method to use is whatever method you prefer or whatever method is the most efficient for your current task/workflow.

 

The Layers Tab