Commands and functions > Modify > Cover mode
  
Cover mode
Ribbon:
Tab ATHENA > Group Modify > Cover mode
Menu:
ATHENA Modify > Cover mode
Toolbar:
ATH Modify
Command input:
ath_hide_mode
Controls the display of surrounding edges for covered objects.
When you cover areas of objects (e.g. the thread of a screw which protrudes into a steel plate), you can control whether the surrounding edges of the object are displayed as covered lines or not.
When you start the command, the following appears:
Input request 
Display covered surrounding edges [Yes/No/?] <No>:
Choose the option Yes to activate the display of the surrounding edges.
Choose the option No to deactivate the display of the surrounding edges.
With the option ? you call the help.
Select objects:
Select the covered objects of which the cover mode is to be changed.
The cover mode is saved as default for further hidden objects.
Covered modes: left Off, right On