---
title: "Filter"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/DBASEDRAW-BASEDRAW_GROUP_FILTER.html"
section_path: "Attribute Manager > Mode > Viewport > Filter"
element_id: "DBASEDRAW"
group_id: "BASEDRAW_GROUP_FILTER"
description: "Use this option to display or hide all axes, handles and guides (for details see Only Geometry)."
---

## Filter

### Geometry Only

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DATA_ONLY_GEOMETRY`

Use this option to display or hide all axes, handles and guides (for details see [Only Geometry](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11082.html.md)).

Almost any type of element that can be displayed in the Viewport can be switched on or off here on the Filter tab. The options are self-explanatory: A few elements (e.g., Fields) will be displayed when selected.

### Geometry Only Playback

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DATA_ONLY_GEOMETRY_PLAYBACK`

Works as above only that everything except geometry will be hidden when you play back an animation.

### Field

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_FIELD`

Enables/Disables the display of Fields.

### Hair

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_HAIR`

Enables/Disables the display of hair and guides.

### Animation Path

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DATA_SHOWPATH`

Enables/Disables the display of animation paths.

### Null

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_NULL`

Enables/Disables the display of **Null** objects.

### Polygon

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_POLYGON`

Enables/Disables the display of polygons.

### Spline

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_SPLINE`

Enables/Disables the display of Splines.

### Generator

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_GENERATOR`

Enables/Disables the display of **Generators**.

### Subdivision Surface

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_HYPERNURBS`

Enables/Disables the display of Subdivision Surfaces.

### Deformer

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_DEFORMER`

Enables/Disables the display of **Deformers**.

### Camera

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_CAMERA`

Enables/Disables the display of cameras.

### Light

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_LIGHT`

Enables/Disables the display of lights.

### Environment

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_SCENE`

Enables/disables environment objects such as the Floor, Background, etc.

### Particle

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_PARTICLE`

Enables/Disables the display of **Particles**.

### Joint

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_JOINT`

Enables/Disables the display of **Joints**.

### Workplane

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_GRID`

Enables/Disables the display of all grids such as Base Grid and Workplane.

### Other

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_OTHER`

This refers to elements that do not fall into any other category such as loudspeakers, etc.

### World Grid

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_BASEGRID`

If the Workplane does not lie on the default XZ plane, 2 grids will be visible in the Viewport. This option can be used to toggle the display of the default grid.

### World Axis

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_WORLDAXIS`

Enables/Disables the **World Axis** display.

### HUD

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_HUD`

Enables/Disables the HUD display.

### SDS Mesh

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_SDS`

Enables/Disables the Subdivision Surfaces mesh display.

### Component Highlighting

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_HIGHLIGHTING`

Elements that can be selected (points, edges, polygons) will be highlighted when the cursor lies over them.

### Object Highlighting

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_OBJECTHIGHLIGHTING`

Enable this option of objects should be highlighted with an outline when the mouse approaches.

### Multi-Select Axes

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_MULTIAXIS`

When multiple objects are selected a small object axis will be displayed for each. Use this option to turn the display of these axes on or off.

### Axis

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_OBJECTHANDLES`

Enables/Disables the display of axes.

### SDS Cage

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_SDSCAGE`

Deactivates the display of the unsmoothed Subdivision Surfaces Cage object in point, edge or polygon mode.

### N-gon Lines

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_NGONLINES`

N-gons consist internally of triangles. This option enables/disables the display of these triangles for each n-gon.

### Ghosting

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_ONION`

Enables/disables the [Display tag's](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TDISPLAY.html.md) integrated Ghosting functionality.

### Guides

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_GUIDELINES`

Use this setting to define the visibility of the guidelines (as an object or dynamically).

### Handles

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_DISPLAYFILTER_HANDLES`

Many objects have these orange handles with which you can, for example, interactively modify a cube's size. This option lets you enable or disable the handles.

Furthermore, this setting also affects the center point display for Null objects

### Load Preset...

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_COMMAND_DISPLAYFILTER_PRESET_LOAD`

### Save Preset...

Parameter ID: `BASEDRAW_COMMAND_DISPLAYFILTER_PRESET_SAVE`

Use these settings to load or save the views to the Asset Browser.

See also [Preset Management](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11082.html.md) for more details.