The Hidden Edges path effect applied to a sample shape
Drafting

Hidden Edges

Break the parts of an outline that pass behind another piece into a dashed run, the convention for concealed geometry on an orthographic view.

FamilyDrafting
Parameters3 adjustable
On canvas handlesno, adjust it in the panel
Destructiveno, the original path is kept
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 3 controls

Nothing here is baked in. Every value stays live on the object for as long as the file exists, so you can come back and retune it, reorder it against other effects, or take it off and get your original path back exactly as you drew it.

  1. Dash1 to 120, default 9
  2. Gap1 to 120, default 6
  3. Behind whatAuto, Other subpaths, Shifted body

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