Showing/Hiding Annotation Sets

You can determine whether the annotation sets are displayed in the 3D area using the Show in 3D/Hide in 3D contextual commands.

Additionally, selecting a 3D shape by clicking geometry displays a context toolbar providing the Disables the display of selected elements/Enables the display of selected elements commands. Activating this command hides or shows the annotation set of the selected 3D shape.

Important: You can review 3D XML documents generated from the following releases:
  • All CATIA V5 releases since R17 SP5.
  • All CATIA V6 releases.


Before you begin:
  1. Click anywhere in the work area to ensure that no annotation is selected.
    The annotations are no longer selected.
  2. Select the annotation set in the tree.
    A context toolbar appears.
  3. Click Disables the display of selected elements .
    All the annotations are hidden in the 3D area and an additional yellow mask is added to the tree icon representing this annotation set.
    Tip: You can also right-click the annotation set in the tree, and select Hide in 3D.
  4. Select the annotation set in the tree again, and click Enables the display of selected elements .

    All annotations in are shown in the 3D.

    Tip: You can also right-click the annotation set in the tree, and select Show in 3D.