Hiding Elements

To hide a pattern piece

• 1. In the 3D window, right-click the piece you want to hide. A menu is displayed.

  2. Click Hide Piece. The piece is hidden.

  To display the piece:

  1. In the 3D window, right-click where the piece would display if it were not hidden. A menu is displayed.

  2. Click Show All. The piece is displayed.

To hide a pattern piece:

1. In the 2D window, right-click the piece you want to hide. A menu is displayed.

2. Click Don't Use Piece. The piece is hidden.

To display the piece:

1. On the Resources tabs, click 2D.

2. Do one of the following:

   1. At the top of the tab, click . A menu is displayed.

   2. Click Use All Pieces. All pieces are displayed.

   Or:

   1. On the 2D tab, select the hidden piece.

   2. At the top of the tab, click . A menu is displayed.

   3. Click Use Selected Pieces. All pieces are displayed.

   Or - VStitcher 2019 April Edition and newer:

   1. On the 2D tab, hover over the piece you want to display.

      

   2. Click . The piece is displayed.

To hide a pattern piece:

1. In the 2D window or the 3D window, click the piece you want to hide.

2. Go to the Context view, in the Draping Properties section.

   • VStitcher 2019 April Edition and newer

     

   • VStitcher 8.0 and older

     

3. Clear:

   • Use in 3D (VStitcher 2019 April Edition and newer)

     

   • Drape (VStitcher 8.0 and older)

   

   The piece remains visible in the 2D window, but is not displayed in the 3D window, and is not included in the simulation.

To display the piece:

1. In the 2D window, click the piece you want to display.

2. Go to the Context view, in the Draping Properties section.

3. Select:

   • Use in 3D (VStitcher 2019 April Edition and newer)

     

   • Drape (VStitcher 8.0 and older)

     

To hide an internal element in the 2D and 3D window:

1. On the Resources tabs, click 2D.

2. On the 2D tab, hover over the element you want to hide.

   

   Two icons - for Lock and Hide - are displayed.

3. Click . The element is hidden and the hidden icon is displayed.

   

Alternatively:

1. On the Resources tabs, click 2D.

2. On the 2D tab, select the element (or elements) you want to hide.

3. Click . A menu is displayed.

4. Click Hide Selected Internal Elements. The selected elements are hidden.

To display a hidden element:

1. On the Resources tabs, click 2D.

2. On the 2D tab, hover over the hidden element you want to display.

   

3. Click . The element is displayed.

   

Alternatively:

1. On the Resources tabs, click 2D.

2. On the 2D tab, click the element (or elements) you want to display.

3. Click . A menu is displayed.

4. Click Show All Internal Elements. The element is displayed.

To hide an internal element in the 3D window:

1. In the 2D window or the 3D window, click the element you want to hide.

2. Go to the Context view, in the Line Properties section.

   • VStitcher 2019 April Edition and newer

     

   • VStitcher 8.0 and older

     

3. In VStitcher 2019 April Edition and newer, click . The hidden icon is displayed.

   

4. In VStitcher 8.0 and earlier, clear Show on 3D.

   

To display the element, do the reverse of the last step.