2020 Pro- Hide doesn't work automatically like before

onzki

Hi! I'll be straightforward here. (Say you're inside a group, thus I keep emphasizing the word "Nested" because we all know hide doesn't work in ungrouped object with respect to scenes update).

2019 Pro:

enter a nested group,
right-click that nested object choose hide,
= Test click any scene, it's hidden. That scene was automatically updated with the hidden object. Done.

VS.

2020 Pro:

enter a nested group,
right-click that nested object choose hide,
= Test click any scene, it's NOT hidden, still there.
That scene was NOT automatically updated with the object you wish to hide. Task not done.

You need to add another step which is:
3. After choosing hide, exit the group. Right-click the scene and choose UPDATE. That's the only time it get's hidden.

I believe the 2019 version of hide is better. 2020 version of hide is quite a hassle. Should fix this bug. Thanks!

Dave R

This is a change to the way Hide works that was made to make it possible to use Hide instead of controlling visibility with tags. You can now hide and show objects through Outliner because of this. It does make this a scene property, too. Look at the Properties to Save options in the Scenes panel. Like all other Properties to Save, if you change one of those properties for a scene, you have to update the scene. Tags are still a good way to control visibility but with the separation between hidden objects and hidden geometry, you now have much finer control of what is shown in a scene without having to have so many tags.

You might have a read through the Release Notes for SU2020 especially under What's New in Sketchup 2020.0>Hidden Objects.

This is not a bug so I moved your thread.