PlyEdit: H - Hiding

Many operations, such as voiding or smoothing, only work on visible faces. There are a hand-full of hiding operations, all accessed via the <h> key.

Figure 1. Hiding Faces

Figure 1 shows you what you get once you have hit the <h> key.

Hiding Inside a Box - <LMB>

If you draw out a box with the <LMB>, then all faces inside this box will be hidden (see left side Figure 2).

Figure 2. Hiding With the Box

Hiding Outsdie a Box - <RMB>

If, however, you draw out a box with the <RMB>, then all faces outside the box are hidden (see right side Figure 2).

Hiding Marked Faces - <G>

You can hide all the marked faces by typing <H><G> (see Figure 3).

Figure 3. Hiding Marked Faces

Hiding Using Filling - <F> key

Typing <H><F> is a shortcut version of the surface hiding sequence <G><F> <H><G>.

Because it uses the marking mechanism to select the faces, any faces that happen to be already marked will also be hidden.

Swapping Hidden Faces - <S> key

Type <H><S> to swap the visible and hidden faces.

Showing Hidden Faces - <U> key

Type <H><U> to unhide all hidden faces.

Zoom In On Visible Faces - <Home> key

You can zoom in on the remaining visible faces by aiming the mouse pointer at some background then type the <Home> key. If you aim the pointer at a piece of mesh, then <Home> will focus in on that area.

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 key.
-==== Hiding With the Box ====
+==== Hiding Inside a Box - {{key|LMB}} ====
-If you draw out a box with the
+If you draw out a box with the {{key|LMB}}, then all faces inside this
-'''left'''
-mouse button, then all faces inside this
 box will be hidden (see left side
 Figure 2).
 [[Image:PlyEdit-hide2.jpg|right|thumb|Figure 2. Hiding With the Box]]
-If, however, you draw out a box with the
+==== Hiding Outsdie a Box - {{key|RMB}} ====
-'''right'''
-mouse button, then all faces
+If, however, you draw out a box with the {{key|RMB}}, then all faces
 <I>outside</I>
 the box are hidden (see right side
 Figure 2).
-==== Hiding Marked Faces - &lt;g&gt; key ====
+==== Hiding Marked Faces - {{key|G}} ====
-You can hide all the marked faces by typing
+You can hide all the marked faces by typing {{key2|H|G}}
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>g</font>&gt;</B>
 (see
 Figure 3).
 [[Image:PlyEdit-hide3.jpg|right|thumb|Figure 3. Hiding Marked Faces]]
-====  Hiding Using Filling - &lt;f&gt; key ====
+====  Hiding Using Filling - {{key|F}} key ====
-Typing
+Typing {{key2|H|F}}
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>h</font>&gt;</B>
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>f</font>&gt;</B>
 is a shortcut version of the surface hiding sequence
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>g</font>&gt;</B>
+{{key2|G|F}} {{key2|H|G}}.
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>f</font>&gt;</B>
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>h</font>&gt;</B>
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>g</font>&gt;</B>.
 Because it uses the marking mechanism to select
-the faces, any other faces that happen to be marked, other than
+the faces, any faces that happen to be already marked will also be hidden.
-the ones you select, will also be hidden.
-====  Swapping Hidden Faces - &lt;s&gt; key ====
+====  Swapping Hidden Faces - {{key|S}} key ====
-Type
+Type {{key2|H|S}}
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>s</font>&gt;</B>
 to swap the visible and hidden faces.
-====  Showing Hidden Faces - &lt;u&gt; key ====
+====  Showing Hidden Faces - {{key|U}} key ====
-Type
+Type {{key2|H|U}}
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>u</font>&gt;</B>
 to unhide all hidden faces.
-====  Zoom In On Visible Faces - &lt;Home&gt; key ====
+====  Zoom In On Visible Faces - {{key|Home}} key ====
-You can zoom in on the remaining visible faces by
+You can zoom in on the remaining visible faces by aiming the mouse pointer
-hitting the
+at some background then type the {{key|Home}} key. If you aim the pointer at a piece
-<B>&lt;<font face=helvetica size=-1>Home</font>&gt;</B>
+of mesh, then {{key|Home}} will focus in on that area.
-key. This can be very handy.
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