Hide/Show rest of the model but with more control

[DanRathbun]

@july_warm

Is there functionality in the API to allow me to modified the hide/show rest of model function to only show the context one layer up in the component/group hierachy, or multiple layers based on a input?

Generally no. If any ancestor context or layers used by any “up tree” context is hidden, then any “down branch” context including your local context would also be hidden.

However perhaps setting all other geometry and objects hidden that are not in the direct ancestor lineage might work. You would need to walk the active edit path in reverse order setting undesired things hidden.

• Sketchup::Drawingelement#hidden=

• Sketchup::Model#active_path

• Sketchup::ModelObserver#onActivePathChanged

You also need to save the current visible state on things so you can restore them afterward.

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I think there might be a feature request to control this in the main SketchUp Feature Request category.

It has been discussed in the Extensions category …

• Search: Extensions “hide rest”
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Plugin suggestion - show only parent

Hi! What would you guys think about a plugin that would extend “Hide rest of model” setting? Precisely: you could show only direct “parent” of active component, so only the component nesting the active one, and hide rest of model at the same time. This would let you focus on your active component, while only the nearest context is displayed, not entire model. It could be helpful with complex models where groups are nested inside grouped groups