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==Description== <!--T:2-->
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This tool sets the {{PropertyView|Display Mode}} property of a selected object to "Flat Lines" or "Wireframe". When "Wireframe" mode is active, only the edges of the object are visible. This helps you to select objects that are being obstructed by other objects.
This tool sets the {{PropertyView|Display Mode}} property of a selected object to "Flat Lines" or "Wireframe". When "Wireframe" mode is active, only the edges of the object are visible. This helps you to select objects that are being obstructed by other objects.

[[Image:Draft_ToggleDisplayMode_example.png|400px|Draft ToggleDisplayMode example, frontal object set to "Wireframe" to facilitate selecting the rear object.]]


==How to use== <!--T:3-->
==How to use== <!--T:3-->

Revision as of 03:48, 21 November 2018

Draft ToggleDisplayMode

Menu location
Draft → Utilities → Toggle display mode
Workbenches
Draft, Arch
Default shortcut
Shift + Space
Introduced in version
-
See also
ToggleVisibility

Description

This tool sets the ViewDisplay Mode property of a selected object to "Flat Lines" or "Wireframe". When "Wireframe" mode is active, only the edges of the object are visible. This helps you to select objects that are being obstructed by other objects.

Draft ToggleDisplayMode example, frontal object set to "Wireframe" to facilitate selecting the rear object.

How to use

  1. Select the objects.
  2. Right click and select Toggle display mode under the Utilities menu, or press the Shift+Space keys.