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Globally selecting xyz planes in V5? 3

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dtwo

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Oct 17, 2002
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How do you select multiple planes in order to "no show" them all at once?
 
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a quick one....

zoom out like crazy

select planes using the paint stroke option then no show

other ways :

* use the search tools for plane then no show
* KWE : create a rule


Eric N.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti
 
In the power input bar. Bottom right corner type this

.*pla*

Nev
 
i forgot about that one...

thanks for the reminder

Eric N.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti
 

I didn't know about *pla*. Personally, I have always typed t:plane. Anyone know the difference and/or limitations of one over the other?

By the way, t: seems to work with just about anything. (plane, surface, line, dimension, etc...)

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there are many ways to hide planes. I like TOOLS + HIDE + ALL PLANES, when working with a CATPart.

I agree with Solid7; t:plane (or t=pla*) to multi-select by element Type. That's what the Help says. Although I tried Nev's method and it works too!
 
There are more

I believe these to be carry overs from v4 days

.*po* for points
.*bod* for bodies
.*lin* lines

.*set* this was a guess but it works too for geometric bodies

etc....
 
Nev
Is there something I need to do after entering in the input bar? It goes in but nothing happens...
There was a macro posted on here a while back that auto hide the planes..I have lost it on my last computer change over..

Cheers



I don't know anything but the people that do.
 
Thanks Nev, I've learnt something here...

It's worth a .*star*

I'm trying to remember the Pre-V5 abbreviations, I think they were *pt, *ln, *crv, *sur, *pln, *axs and so on, or have I gone back to V1 !!
 
Can the power input be used on assemblies, and can you run 1 command to hide all?
 

I use the Edit -> Search command on assemblies. I think that you can use Power Input on Assemblies, but the syntax may be slightly different than in parts. Rather than learn, I just use the easiest method that came along...

Edit -> Search is your best friend when doing global hide/show, in my opinion.

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Hi,

In addition, save your search criteria in Favorites with a name and try to use then Power Input...

Regards
Fernando
 
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