topic Re: Unhide Elements in Revit Architecture Forum

Unhide Elements

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 08:59:40 GMT

hello,

i've been wonder this for a while now as it would speed things up in my work flow. when hiding elements how is it i can then unhide individual elements in the view?

I have seen the unhide element button but for some reason its not letting me use it. can anyone please explain?

Re: Unhide Elements

bin — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:09:54 GMT

Because you are using the Temporary Hide (HH), you can use HR to unhide everything that is temporarily hidden.

To use that unhide, you need to Hide by Element(EH), or Hide by Category (VH)

Re: Unhide Elements

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:39:30 GMT

awesome, that work thank you.

i know you provided how to do it with shortcuts but where is the button in the Revit that allows you to do this?

Re: Unhide Elements

ToanDN — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:45:30 GMT

There are differences between Hide/Unhide (lightbulb button) and Temporary Hide/Isolate (sunglasses button).

Oh, and keyboard shortcuts are under File, Options, User Interface. You can create a keyboard shortcut such as KK to call it quickly.

Re: Unhide Elements

Anonymous — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 15:43:49 GMT

oh i see. what are the main differences between the two? since i started using revit in feb i have just been using the sunglasses button.

also, thanks for the tips on shortcuts. i did mean where is the actual button in revit though if that makes sense (like the sunglasses button for the temporary hide).

Re: Unhide Elements

bin — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 21:59:08 GMT

Hide in view is in your right-click menu.

Temporary hide is the glasses😎.

Hide in view is used to hide things so it will not show or print.

Temporary hide is to temporarily hide an item so you can see something behind, e.g. in 3d view, temporary hide the roof and ceiling to see the interior.

When you show hidden, temporary hidden items are blue and hidden items are red.

Temporary hidden items can be unhidden by use Reset ... (HR) this can also be used together with Isolate Element/Category (IC, HI). You can make your temporary hide "permanent" by Apply Hide/Isolate.

To unhide hidden items, you need to use the Globe and Unhide them (Element or Category), for Category you can also use VG.

Hidden items will not be printed, if you have views with temporary hide, Revit will ask you to either reset it or apply it before you print.

Re: Unhide Elements

Anonymous — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:47:57 GMT

awesome, thank you for the detail explanation.

one final question: is there a button to unhide all hidden elements like there is the rest for the rest temporary hide/isolate?

Re: Unhide Elements

bin — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 10:39:31 GMT

I’m not sure, maybe not.

What you can do is: click the globe, left crop select (not sure what it is called) everything in your view, click on the Unhide Element and Unhide Category, then Toggle Reveal hidden element mode. 5 clicks in 5 sec.

Re: Unhide Elements

kockaTEQ3T — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:14:36 GMT

There is solution. Buy and install plugin Be.Smart by Arkance. That one has that option.

Re: Unhide Elements

selena_s_johnson-1 — Sun, 03 Nov 2024 20:53:36 GMT

Thank you!

Re: Unhide Elements

aathilmohamed98 — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 06:00:53 GMT

You can go to the reveal element option (bulb icon). there you can select all elements and UNHIDE ELEMENTS in the ribbon bar.