---
title: "Visibility"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/html/4_palettes_tool-9-visibility.html"
section_path: "Palettes > Tool Palette > Visibility"
description: "Contains options to control geometry visibility for the selected subtool."
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# Visibility

Contains options to control geometry visibility for the selected subtool.

![Image: 2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-visibility-menu-header.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-visibility-menu-header.png)\
Palettes > Tool > Visibility

> **Note:** ZBrush for iPad's Visibility features work the same as in ZBrush desktop. Learn more in our external ZBrush [Visibility](https://help.maxon.net/zbr/en-us/#html/reference-guide/tool/polymesh/visibility/visibility.html) documentation.

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# Visibility

Controls for making selections to isolated parts of the selected subtool.

![Image: 2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-visibility-menu.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-visibility-menu.png)

> **Important:** **Grow**, **Shrink**, **Grow All**, **Outer Ring**, and **Grow To Polygroups** require that a portion of the model be hidden to activate these options.

### Example:

Use Selection brushes with Ctrl/Cmd + Shift modifiers to select part of the model and display all Visibility options.

![Image: 2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-visibility-selection-example.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-visibility-selection-example.png)

> **Note:** Learn more in this guide's [Selection Brush Essentials](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/html/5_sculpting-and-painting_selection-brush-essentials.html.md) section.

## HidePt

Hides unmasked parts of your model.

![Image: 2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-visibility-hide-part-show-part-example.png](https://help.maxon.net/zbp/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/2024-4-tool-palette-geometry-visibility-hide-part-show-part-example.png)

## ShowPt

Shows masked parts of your model.

## Grow

With hidden surfaces, **Grow** increases the visible polygons at the model's exposed edges one loop at a time.

## Shrink

With hidden surfaces, **Shrink** decreases the visible polygons at the model's exposed edges one loop at a time.

## Grow All

With hidden surfaces, **Grow All** sets all surfaces visible for the selected subtool.