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This tool switches the property {{PropertyView|Display Mode}} between "Flat Lines" and "Wireframe". This helps you to select and edit 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.

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# Select the objects.
# Select the objects.
# Press the {{Button|[[Image:Draft_ToggleDisplayMode.png|16px]] [[Draft ToggleDisplayMode|Toggle display mode]]}} button, or press the {{KEY|Shift}}+{{KEY|Space}} keys.
# Right click and select {{MenuCommand|Utilities → [[Image:Draft_ToggleDisplayMode.png|16px]] [[Draft ToggleDisplayMode|Toggle display mode]]}}, or press the {{KEY|Shift}}+{{KEY|Space}} keys.

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* This as the same effect as changing the Display Mode property of objects between "Wireframe" and "Flat Lines"


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Revision as of 20:29, 11 February 2019

Draft ToggleDisplayMode

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

The frontal object obstructs the view of the object in the back; therefore, the first one is set to "Wireframe" to facilitate selecting the latter

How to use

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