@dave r said:
Kind of disconcerting, isn't it?
Go to Window>Model Info>Components and untick the boxes labeled Hide.
[attachment=0:9ul8nm5h]<!-- ia0 -->Model Info.png<!-- ia0 -->[/attachment:9ul8nm5h]If this happens with every model you create, you'll probably want to change that in a blank file and then use File>Save as template... to create a new default template that doesn't show that. Make sure Use as default is ticked when you save the template.
This is spot on, works exactly as you say, thanks.
Rich.