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## [Hide in Sketchup 2017](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hide-in-sketchup-2017/95072)

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**Author:** [@jeffrey.beardsley](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/jeffrey.beardsley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2019, 1:16pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/hide-in-sketchup-2017/95072 "2019-05-09T13:16:53Z")

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Using Sketchup 2017. When I try to hide a component it doesn’t completely. There are the dashed outlines of the component still there with a graph like grid behind. Have I done something wrong or selected something I sho…

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## [Plugin suggestion - show only parent](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/plugin-suggestion-show-only-parent/82057)

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**Author:** [@michal.p](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/michal.p)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 26, 2018, 8:51pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/plugin-suggestion-show-only-parent/82057 "2018-11-26T20:51:43Z")

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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 res…

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## [Tape measure tool](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/tape-measure-tool/52818)

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**Author:** [@zadachdesign](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/zadachdesign)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/tape-measure-tool/52818 "2017-10-06T18:56:30Z")

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My tape measure tool has stopped working. I don’t understand need some help Thank you Zadach

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## [LayOut - Is it possible to show hidden geometry?](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-is-it-possible-to-show-hidden-geometry/52762)

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**Author:** [@spawn](https://forums.sketchup.com/u/spawn)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2017, 12:45am UTC](https://forums.sketchup.com/t/layout-is-it-possible-to-show-hidden-geometry/52762 "2017-10-06T00:45:29Z")

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Hi everybody. I’d like to know if it’s possible to make hidden geometry visible in LayOut. Thanks in advance.