Add sub-options None / All / Outline to Hidden Line right-click in Drawing Views

[kstate92]

I don't think the desire to show only the hidden outlines of parts / assemblies in drawing views is a rare occurrence.  Having the option of keeping the 'internal' hidden lines of parts / assemblies off would still allow us what we need: to show their location and orientation, but not their construction.  The amount of lines generated by every single internal feature of part / assembly can be mind-boggling.  What is needed is a middle ground.

Where there is only a 'Hidden Lines' entry when right-clicking on a part / assembly in the drawing view tree, I envision a sub-menu fly-out with the three obvious options: Off / All / Outline.  There also would be value to add Hidden Outline as a Style option when initially placing or editing an entire drawing view.

I am aware of the option of manually picking lines to hide, even by window select, but I thought the goal of four-figure software is to handle as much of the drudge work by the users' direction instead of forcing the user to do it themselves.  There may be ways to accomplish this goal using Design Views or Presentation files, but if you rarely or never use them, it seems like adding extra work when the point of this suggestion is to reduce the work required to get the desired result: clear, understandable drawings.

[BearsFan]

I agree.  This would be very useful to myself.

How I currently do it is to turn only only 1 part.  turn off hidden lines.  extract it to a dwg.

rince repeat for all obejects.

make all of the lines hidden.

Then I turn all parts on. turn off hidden.  extract to dwg.  place on top makeing all these new lines solid.

the "overkill" ignoring linetype.

too bad overkill doen't have an option to make solid lines a priority over hidden.

its not the best alternative.  but it kinda works.

[drawings]

This is one I am looking for. This is also covered by another post

Show edges hidden by other parts in drawing view.

This is more detailed. Being able to chose 'outline' by view and/or by part as mentioned above. Then the parts under focus could have there internals shown without the clutter (or effort).

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