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Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?
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Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

(OP)
How do you select multiple planes in order to "no show" them all at once?

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

a quick one....

zoom out like crazy

select planes using the paint stroke option then no show

other ways :

* use the search tools for plane then no show
* KWE : create a rule

Eric N.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

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In the power input bar. Bottom right corner type this

.*pla*

Nev

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

i forgot about that one...

thanks for the reminder

Eric N.
indocti discant et ament meminisse periti

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?


I didn't know about *pla*.  Personally, I have always typed t:plane.  Anyone know the difference and/or limitations of one over the other?

By the way, t: seems to work with just about anything. (plane, surface, line, dimension, etc...)

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Catia Design|Catia Design News|Catia V5 blog

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

there are many ways to hide planes.  I like TOOLS + HIDE + ALL PLANES, when working with a CATPart.

I agree with Solid7; t:plane (or t=pla*) to multi-select by element Type. That's what the Help says.  Although I tried Nev's method and it works too!

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

There are more

I believe these to be carry overs from v4 days

.*po*  for points
.*bod* for bodies
.*lin* lines

.*set* this was a guess but it works too for geometric bodies

etc....

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

Nev
Is there something I need to do after entering in the input bar?  It goes in but nothing happens...
There was a macro posted on here a while back that auto hide the planes..I have lost it on my last computer change over..

Cheers

I don't know anything but the people that do.

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

Thanks Nev, I've learnt something here...

It's worth a .*star*

I'm trying to remember the Pre-V5 abbreviations, I think they were *pt, *ln, *crv, *sur, *pln, *axs and so on, or have I gone back to V1 !!

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?


Your V4 abbreviations are correct.  In fact, I still find myself typing them...

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Catia Design|Catia Design News|Catia V5 blog

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

Can the power input be used on assemblies, and can you run 1 command to hide all?

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?


I use the Edit -> Search command on assemblies.  I think that you can use Power Input on Assemblies, but the syntax may be slightly different than in parts.  Rather than learn, I just use the easiest method that came along...

Edit -> Search is your best friend when doing global hide/show, in my opinion.

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Catia Design|Catia Design News|Catia V5 blog

RE: Globally selecting xyz planes in V5?

Hi,

In addition, save your search criteria in Favorites with a name and try to use then Power Input...

Regards
Fernando

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