Recommended test
Hide a source sketch, reopen it for editing and undo a deliberate test deletion.
- Create a solid from a sketch and find both items in the model browser.
- Toggle the sketch eye and confirm the body stays visible.
- Show and edit the sketch, then remove an unused construction curve.
- Undo the deletion and verify the curve and solid separately.
Hide references without removing them
The Custom Solid browser groups planes, sketches and bodies. A green eye means visible; a red crossed-out eye means hidden. Click to toggle. Each compact row shows the item’s name; hover for more details.
Hide a sketch or plane when it makes a completed body hard to inspect. Use Show outlines for body linework. These display choices do not change the solid’s dimensions.
Keep construction geometry separate
Use the sketch header’s Normal geometry / Construction geometry choice when drawing helpers. Construction lines, circles and arcs can guide snapping and constraints while remaining outside the closed-region boundary.
Keep a centreline or guide if you expect to use it again. To change a helper into a boundary, use the available conversion controls and inspect the closed region afterward.
Delete the intended item
Delete selected sketch entities while editing the drawing. Use the browser row menu or right-click for a saved sketch, custom plane or body.
Deleting a source sketch retains bodies already created from it. Deleting a body retains its source sketches. A plane containing a sketch asks to remove both; other planes keep their positions. Origin X/Y/Z planes can be hidden but not deleted.
Workspace Undo/Redo restores supported deletions in the current session. The browser’s Deletions history provides another way to review them. Save a project checkpoint before clearing references you may need after reopening.
Recognize older cleanup controls
Clean display edges and Clean construction lines belong to the earlier solid-editing interface. The first suppresses redundant display lines; the second removes editing helpers. Neither repairs an invalid body or creates a missing cut.
In the current workspace, begin with visibility, sketch editing and the browser controls above. For a geometric problem, inspect the actual operation and use Custom Solid troubleshooting.