# Why can't it unhide all as it is supposed to?

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**Category:** SketchUp\
**Tags:** unhide\
**Created:** [May 11, 2024, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-cant-it-unhide-all-as-it-is-supposed-to/272548 "2024-05-11T15:19:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![wbloomberg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c6cbf5/32.png) [@wbloomberg](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/wbloomberg)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/why-cant-it-unhide-all-as-it-is-supposed-to/272548/22 "2024-05-17T20:40:44Z")

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A much better approach is to use tags (layers) to display/hide. Simply assign a tag to components that you want to “hide” from time to time; such as, a drawer box, door assembly, multiple shelves, etc, and then simply unclick the eyeball 👁, and the tagged items vanish. Click again and they reappear.

This is a good practice to adopt for all your projects, as it makes it easier to create meaningful scenes with one or more components showing or hidden.

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