Other Drawlist Functions

The Drawlist button on the 3D View toolbar has both a left-click and a right-click function, described below.

Pick Object to Hide

In normal operation, the 3D view allows an object to be hidden with a right mouse click in the graphical view. However during a multi-pick sequence, this function is not available. For example, when defining a clipping box by two picks, if the object of interest for the second pick is obscured, it cannot be picked.

A left click on Drawlist sets the graphical view so that the next 3D object picked will be hidden, which has the effect of temporarily suspending any current multi-pick sequence and allowing the obscuring object to be picked. Doing this will cause the picked object to be hidden whereupon the multi-pick sequence will be restored, allowing you to complete the sequence.

Show Hidden Objects

Once an object has been hidden in the graphical view, it can be reshown using either of three menu options available with a right click on the Drawlist button.

The first option, Show Last Hidden Object(s) reshows the objects most recently hidden during the current session, provided that they are still in the drawlist.

The second option, Show All Hidden Objects reshows all objects hidden during the current session, provided that they are still in the drawlist.

The third option, Show Hidden Objects displays a form allowing you to select objects to be reshown. The form lists all the objects in the drawlist for this view that are currently hidden.

Local Views

When a graphical view is first displayed from the main Design menu, it will display any objects in the global drawlist. The Drawlist button right-click menu provides an option to create a new local view of the graphical selection. The new view will be created with its own drawlist containing only those objects in the graphical selection.

Clone Views

Drawlist also provides an option to create a clone of the current view. Doing this creates another view using the same drawlist as the current view, which may be the global drawlist or a local drawlist depending on how the current view itself was created.

Note: Undoing the deletion of an element will result in the element being added to the global drawlist, but it will not be re-added to any local drawlist which contained the deleted element.

Representation

When a Drawlist is created, it inherits the current representation settings from the global drawlist. A subset of these settings can then be controlled for a particular view by displaying the Representation form using the Drawlist button.