1.2 Managing Drawing Overlay Visibility

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Manage a Drawing Overlay's visibility to choose when and how it appears in a Scenario. Visibility options include visible at all times, visible only during specific Milestones, or hidden from all Milestones by default. In addition to schedule based visibility cmBuilder allows for temporary visibility to keep the Scenario clutter free, displaying uploaded drawings and images only when needed.

In this guide, we cover:

• Control Drawing Visibility

• Temporarily Hide the Drawing

• FAQ

Drawing Visibility Per Schedule

To set a Drawing Overlay to be visible only during specific Milestones, or hidden from all Milestones by default start by opening the Side Sheet. From the Scenario Tree (1) expand the Drawing Overlay section (2). Right-click on the drawing of interest (3) or double click it in 3D to display the context menu, select Edit (4) to launch the Drawing Overlay Side Sheet.

1. To set a drawing or image to be hidden by default, select Hidden for all (5) under Timeline visibility. It can be temporarily unhidden to use as a reference when needed. See FAQ below for more info.

2. To sequence a drawing or image based on the schedule, select Milestone under Timeline visibility, then set the From and To (6) Milestones. The drawing will only appear between the selected Milestones.

   

Temporarily Hide the Drawing

Uploaded drawings and images can be temporarily shown or hidden without having to change its timeline settings. This is useful when it is needed temporarily while working. Right-click on the drawing and select Temporary Hide (1), or use the H keyboard key to hide or unhide it.

💡 Note: To restore a temporarily hidden drawing, open the Tree from the Toolbar, expand Drawing Overlay, and click Reset temporary hide icon (2) next to the drawing to make it visible again in the 3D viewer.

FAQ

Q1: How can I hide a Drawing Overlay from my timeline and presentation but still use as a reference when placing models or resources? 

Select Hidden for all (1) under Timeline visibility in the Side Sheet to remove the drawing from the timeline. This ensures the drawing is not visible during playback.

Hidden drawings can be temporarily viewed by clicking the 3-dot menu (2), opening Drawings (3), and accessing the Hidden from all milestones (4) section, where their visibility can be toggled as needed.