---
title: "Filter"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/VPPREVIEWHARDWARE-VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_GROUP.html"
section_path: "Render Menu > Render Setting > Viewport Renderer > Filter"
element_id: "VPPREVIEWHARDWARE"
group_id: "VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_GROUP"
description: "Displays/hides all axes, windows and helper elements at once (for details and example image see Geometry Only). If this option is enabled, only the most …"
---

## Filter

### Geometry Only

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_ONLY_GEOMETRY`

Displays/hides all axes, windows and helper elements at once (for details and example image see [Geometry Only](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/11082.html.md)). If this option is enabled, only the most important elements will be output - as the other renderers would also do.

### Null

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_NULL`

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

### Field

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_FIELD`

Enables/Disables the display of Fields.

### Polygon

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_POLYGON`

Enables/Disables the display of polygons.

### Camera

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_CAMERA`

Enables/Disables the display of cameras.

### Spline

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_SPLINE`

Enables/Disables the display of Splines.

### Light

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_LIGHT`

Enables/Disables the display of lights.

### Generator

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_GENERATOR`

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

### Joint

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_JOINT`

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

### Subdivision Surface

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_HYPERNURBS`

Enables/Disables the display of Subdivision Surfaces.

### Particle

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_PARTICLE`

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

### Deformer

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_DEFORMER`

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

### Hair

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_HAIR`

Enables/Disables the display of hair and guides.

### Environment

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_SCENE`

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

### Other

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_OTHER`

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

### Workplane

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_GRID`

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

### World Grid

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_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.

### Axis

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_OBJECTHANDLES`

Enables/Disables the display of axes.

### World Axis

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_WORLDAXIS`

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

### Multi-Select Axes

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_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.

### 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

### SDS Mesh

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_SDS`

Enables/Disables the Subdivision Surfaces mesh display.

### SDS Cage

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_SDSCAGE`

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

### N-gon Lines

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_NGONLINES`

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

### Guides

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_GUIDELINES`

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

### Animation Path

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DATA_SHOWPATH`

Enables/Disables the display of amination paths.

### Ghosting

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_ONION`

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

### HUD

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_HUD`

Enables/Disables the HUD display.

### Horizon

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_HORIZON`

Enables/disables the horizon display.

### Load Preset...

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_PRESET_LOAD`

### Save Preset...

Parameter ID: `VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_DISPLAYFILTER_PRESET_SAVE`

Here you can save or load views to be rendered in the Asset Browser.

General details regarding the [Preset System](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/5825.html.md) in Cinema 4D can be found there.