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Hide Objects

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Overview

The Hide Objects command hides selected categories of reference and construction geometry across every component in the active design in a single operation. Use this command to quickly declutter the viewport before sharing, rendering, or reviewing a model.

Note: The command hides objects by turning off their visibility light bulbs. It does not delete or suppress any geometry. Objects can be made visible again from the browser at any time.

Prerequisites

  • A design document must be open in Autodesk Fusion.
  • The active workspace must be the Design workspace.

Access

The Hide Objects command is available in Fusion's Tools tab, in the Utility panel.

  1. Open a design document in Autodesk Fusion.
  2. Select the Tools tab in the toolbar.
  3. Open the Utility panel.
  4. Select Hide Objects.

How to use

  1. Run Hide Objects from the Utility panel.

  2. In the dialog, select the object categories you want to hide:

    Option What it hides
    Origin The origin folder (axes and planes) for every component
    Construction Points All construction points in every component
    Construction Axes All construction axes in every component
    Construction Planes All construction planes in every component
    Joint Origins All joint origins in every component
    Joints The joints folder for every component
    Sketches All sketches in every component (sketch folder remains visible in browser)
    Canvas The canvas folder for every component

  3. All checkboxes are enabled by default. Uncheck any category you want to leave visible.

  4. Click OK to apply.

Expected results

  • Visibility is turned off for each selected category across all components in the design, including nested components.
  • The sketch folder itself remains visible in the browser even when individual sketches are hidden, matching Fusion's standard construction geometry behavior.
  • No geometry is deleted or suppressed. All changes are reversible from the browser.

Limitations

  • The command hides objects in all components simultaneously. There is no per-component or per-object selection.
  • The command does not provide a corresponding Show Objects operation. Use the browser to restore visibility as needed.
  • Canvas visibility is controlled at the folder level. Individual canvases cannot be targeted independently.

Architecture

System context

The following diagram shows the relationship between the user, the Hide Objects command, and Autodesk Fusion.

C4Context
    title System Context — Hide Objects
    Person(user, "Fusion User", "Part designer working in Autodesk Fusion")
    System(addin, "Hide Objects", "Power Tools Add-in command that hides selected object categories across all components")
    System_Ext(fusion, "Autodesk Fusion", "CAD platform and host application")
    Rel(user, addin, "Invokes from Tools > Utility panel")
    Rel(addin, fusion, "Sets isLightBulbOn / folder visibility flags via Fusion API")
    Rel(fusion, user, "Updates viewport and browser to reflect hidden objects")
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Component diagram

The following diagram shows how the internal components of the command interact during execution.

C4Component
    title Component Diagram — Hide Objects
    Container_Boundary(addin, "Hide Objects Command") {
        Component(button, "Command Button", "Fusion UI Control", "Toolbar button in Tools > Utility panel")
        Component(dialog, "Command Dialog", "Fusion UI", "Eight checkboxes for object categories, all enabled by default")
        Component(handler, "command_execute()", "Python", "Iterates design.allComponents and applies visibility flags per selected category")
        Component(api, "Fusion Visibility API", "adsk.fusion", "isOriginFolderLightBulbOn, isLightBulbOn, isJointsFolderLightBulbOn, isSketchFolderLightBulbOn, isCanvasFolderLightBulbOn")
    }
    System_Ext(fusion, "Autodesk Fusion Design Engine", "Applies visibility changes to all components in the active design")
    Rel(button, dialog, "Opens")
    Rel(dialog, handler, "Passes checkbox values on OK")
    Rel(handler, api, "Sets visibility flags per component")
    Rel(api, fusion, "Updates model state")
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