Quick Answer: What does isolate objects mean in AutoCAD?

What is isolate object in AutoCAD?

Hiding and Isolating Objects. You can use object visibility tools to control the visibility of objects independent from layer visibility. These tools enable you to hide selected objects so that they become invisible or isolate objects so that only the selected objects remain visible in the drawing.

When to draw isolate or hide?

To Isolate or Hide Objects in a Drawing

1. Select the objects in the drawing that you want to isolate.
2. Right-click, and click Isolate Objects Isolate Selected Objects. Alternatively, you can click on the right side of the drawing window status bar, then click Isolate Objects, and select the objects you want to isolate.

What happens to the layers of hidden or isolated objects?

What happens to the layers of hidden or isolated objects? The hidden and isolated object layers go on to their own layer. The isolated object layers stay on; all other layers are turned off in the Layer Properties Manager.

What is isolate layer in AutoCAD?

All layers except the layers of the selected objects are either turned off, frozen in the current layout viewport, or locked, depending on the current setting. The layers that remain visible and unlocked are called isolated.

How do you show isolated objects in Autocad?

To bring all objects back in the view right click anywhere in drawing area and select Isolate from the contextual menu then select End Object Isolation. This will bring all hidden and isolated objects back in the drawing area.

How do you end an object isolation in CAD?

To End the Object Isolation View in a Drawing

1. Select any object in the current view.
2. Click