Hiding or Showing the Sketch Absolute Axis

Outside the Sketcher

Outside the Sketcher, for example in Part Design or in Generative Shape Design, to hide your sketch absolute axis proceed as follows:

1. Select the absolute axis or one of its sub-elements (origin, H or V direction) either in the specification tree or in the 3D Area.

2. Click Hide/Show available in the View toolbar.
   The selected element is no longer displayed. It has been transferred into the No Show space. In our example, the whole absolute axis is now hidden.

   As an alternative, you can right-click the absolute axis or one of its sub-elements and select Hide/Show.

   To restore the view, just select the hidden element and click Hide/Show again.

Editing the Sketch

When editing the sketch, after applying the Hide command to the absolute axis, all elements remain visible in the Sketcher. The Absolute Axis icon remains gray in the specification tree to indicate that when leaving the Sketcher it will not be visible in the 3D Area.

Inside the Sketcher

To hide the whole sketch absolute axis once in the Sketcher proceed as follows:

1. Multi-select all the sub-elements of the absolute axis either in the specification tree or in the geometry area.

2. Click Hide/Show .

   Selecting the Absolute Axis node and then applying the Hide command on it has no effect.

To hide the one or all sub-elements of the whole sketch absolute axis once in the Sketcher proceed as follows:

1. Select one of its sub-elements either in the specification tree or in the geometry area.

2. Click Hide/Show .
   Here, H direction has been hidden.

Exiting the Sketcher

3. Click Exit workbench  to exit the Sketcher.
   When exiting the Sketcher, H direction is not visible in the 3D area. Its icon is gray in the specification tree meaning that whenever editing the sketch, H direction will not be visible in the Sketcher.