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title: "Filter"
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description: "If you select the name of a hidden object in the Object Manager, the object's axis system appears in the Viewport. You can still position, scale and …"
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# Filter

# Display Filter

> **Tip:** Tip:To enable one option and disable all others, hold down `Ctrl/Cmd` and from the menu choose the option that you want to enable.

If you select the name of a hidden object in the **Object Manager**, the object's axis system appears in the Viewport. You can still position, scale and rotate the hidden object using its axis system and the Move, Scale and Rotate tools.

# Preset Management

### Presets

Here you will find a list of the Viewport presets saved. These presets can be created using the **Save Preset** function, in the Filter tab of the view's Configure menu or in the Viewport Renderer's Filter menu.

Save Preset...

Here you can save a Viewport variation. These presets are saved under Presets/User/Viewport Presets where they can also be managed.

All

None

Default

Sets the filter selection back to the default settings.

Geometry Only

![Image: 044184.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/044184.jpg)\
Left disabled, right enabled Geometry Only option.

This is a very useful function to hide all axes, handles and guides and only show the geometry. This function is primarily designed for use with the [Viewport renderer](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/VPPREVIEWHARDWARE.html.md), which also offers this option.

Geometry Only Playback

See previous **Geometry Only** description, only that this option works when an animation is played back, the Timeslider is moved or if you click+`J`+drag in the Viewport. Only the geometry will be shown when the animation is played back.

# Individual Commands/Options

Each of these commands in principle activate the commands in the Viewport preference's [Filter](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/DBASEDRAW-BASEDRAW_GROUP_FILTER.html.md) menu.

Note that simultaneously pressing the `Ctrl/Cmd` key when clicking on an option will enable only this option and disable all others.

Null

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

Polygon

Enables/Disables the display of polygons.

Spline

Enables/Disables the display of Splines.

Generator

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

Subdivision Surface

Enables/Disables the display of Subdivision Surfaces.

Deformer

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

Camera

Enables/Disables the display of cameras.

Light

Enables/Disables the display of lights.

Joint

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

Particle

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

Field

Enables/Disables the display of Fields

Hair

Enables/Disables the display of hair and guides

Environment

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

Other

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

Workplane

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

World Grid

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.

Axis

Enables/Disables the display of axes.

World Axis

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

Multi-Select Axes

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.

Handles

Many objects have these orange handles with which you can, for example, interactively modify the dimensions of a cube. This option enables/disables the handles.

Furthermore, these settings effect the center point display of Null objects.

Object Highlighting

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

Component Highlighting

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

SDS Mesh

Enables/Disables the display of the Subdivision Surface mesh.

SDS Cage

Enables/Disables the display of the non-smoothed Subdivision Surface Cage object in Use Point, Edge and Polygon modes.

N-gon Lines

Internally, n-gons are also made up of triangles. This option enables/disables the display of these triangles for each n-gon.

Guides

Filters the visibility of the Guides (both as an object and dynamically).

Animation Path

Enables/Disables the display of animation paths.

Ghosting

Enables/Disables the Ghosting function integrated in the [Display tag](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/TDISPLAY.html.md).

HUD

Enables/Disables the HUD display.

Horizon

Enables/Disables the horizon display.