The 2D show menu

The Show dialog box controls the appearance of views and other geometry as seen in the 2D viewport. It allows you to switch on or off the display of specific details of your drawing.

Show option	Action
Calc Geo	Shows/hides calculated view geometry.
Man Geo	Shows/hides manually added geometry.
Constr	Shows/hides construction geometry.
Hidden	Shows/hides hidden lines in views.
Tangent	Shows/hides tangent lines in views.
Vertices	Shows/hides vertices (with boxes) and spline control points (with plus signs).
Hatch	Shows/hides automatic and manual hatching.
Man Hatch	Shows/hides manual hatching only.
Dim	Shows/hides dimensioning.
Text & Refl	Shows/hides text and reference lines.
Pictures	Shows/hides pictures.
OLE	Shows/hides OLE objects.
Upd Color	Shows/hides the color-coding associated with updated views.
Act Owner	Switches on or off highlighting of the active owner.

When the Act Owner check box is clicked, all drawing elements not owned by the active owner of the current operation are drawn in gray. The active owner, and all elements owned by it, are displayed in the usual colors.

While the Act Owner check box is clicked, the Owner Check message ("Clicked point is not within the specified owner.") is suppressed.

To switch on or off a display characteristic, right-click the viewport and select Show Settings in the shortcut menu. The Show dialog box opens. Now click or clear the required check box.