# Visibility Manager

Command Description

The "Visibility Manager" command can be used to change visibility (show or hide) of selected Civil 3D objects. The following Civil 3D objects are supported:

  • Point groups

  • Surfaces

  • Alignments

  • Profiles

  • Profile views

  • Pipe networks

  • Corridors

  • Section views

The command manages object visibility by changing its style or layer. When object visibility is set to hidden, its style is changed to KOBI_NoDisplay or it is moved to a frozen layer KOBI_HiddenObjects.

To hide or show Civil 3D objects

  1. Click Kobi Toolkit for Civil 3D tab > Visibility panel > Visibility Manager Visibility Manager icon

    Visibility Manager dialog box - Kobi Toolkit for Civil 3D

  2. Click Show objects icon button to show object selected in the tree view

  3. Click Hide object icon button to hide object selected in the tree view

  4. Click Select objects in the drawing icon button to select objects in the drawing. Selected objects are highlighted in the tree view. All selected objects could be hidden by clicking Hide all selected objects icon or shown by clicking Show all selected objects icon button.

  5. Click Hide visible object icon bulb image to hide visible object

  6. Click Show hidden object icon bulb image to show hidden object

Related commands

  • Hide Selected: Kobi Toolkit for Civil 3D tab > Visibility panel > Hide Selected

  • Show All: Kobi Toolkit for Civil 3D tab > Visibility panel > Show All