Documentation | Help File | UI | 2D Mode | Menu | Select | Hide Selected

Clicking on the Select/Hide Selected menu entry makes the Map area hide the selected shapes. The visibility of layers other than the active vector layer is not affected in any way.

To make the Map area hide the desired shapes

1. Activate (highlight) the layer containing the desired shapes. Do this by clicking on its name in the Legend.
2. Use any of the following selection methods to select the shapes: Localize, Select by Point, Select by Line, Select by Polygon, Select by Circle, Select by Rectangle, Select by Line Free, Select by Clipboard, Select by Query, Select All.
3. Click on the Select/Hide Selected menu item.

• To hide not selected shapes (active layer) from the Map area, use the Show Selected.
• To restore visibility of all shapes (active layer) on the Map area, use the Show all.
• To hide all shapes (active layer) on the Map area, use the Hide all.

• The Hide Selected feature takes in to account the current selection and not the successive ones.