Hide objects *completely* in layout

Hullo,

I need to hide objects for a manual. I can hide them, but autocad 2002
only hides lines that are "deep" enough. That is, at a given zoom
level, a line that is 5/8" beneath surface is hidden, but the line
1/8" (approximately) shows up. If I zoom further in, both lines are
hidden. But I have to be zoomed out for this drawing.

I'm thinking, is there a setting somewhere that says "lines deeper
than X % of zoom level are hidden"?

Thanks,

- Andrei

 

HiHo;
Put them on a different layer.
Then turn off that layer.

 

Thanks for your response.

I tried the solprof command but their layer do not plot at all. And
don't show up in Layout window at all. Layer 'plot' switch is on.

 

I've run into problems myself with items that should hide-but don't.
In this case, it is just errors in the AutoCAD hide routine. Note
that there are different ways that AutoCAD will hide. The plot time
version is an internal routine. But if you use commands like the 3D
Orbit, it actually passes the hide processing to the OpenGL based
video card, and this is often MUCH less accurate.

On trick if AutoCAD is having problems itself, is to try to change
your view orientation slightly. Sometimes it improves the hide
quality.

Another method is to plot to a DXB file (one of the plotter
configurations available). Note that I haven't done this trick in
many years, so my memory of it may not be entirely accurate. But
plotting to a DXB file converts everything to a 2d drawing, and
unfortunately also removes all layer and color information. You use
the command DXBIN to import that file back into AutoCAD, and then
manually edit out the hidden lines which weren't properly hidden when
you created the file.