# Visibility indicators

**URL:** <https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visibility-indicators/41622>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Created:** [September 14, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visibility-indicators/41622 "2026-09-14T10:21:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![gary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gary](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gary)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 10:21am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visibility-indicators/41622/1 "2026-09-14T10:21:22Z")

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**The problem that this feature will solve:**

_Visibility indicators are confusing_

**Brief description of the outcomes that you expect from this feature:**

\*I find the visibility eye indicators confusing. I suggest:

- solid eye icon and non-grayed out name = visible
- no eye and grayed out name = invisible

nice to have:

- light gray eye and grayed out name = templated (visible but locked)\*

 ![visibility](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/0/e/0e0e4f78e4dec75f9dc4e911ab2ca4b90df24d6c.png)

**What can’t you achieve without this feature?**

_not a workflow blocker but I consistently have to double check since the icons seem backwards to me._

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**Author:** ![TheBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@TheBum](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TheBum)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 4:08pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visibility-indicators/41622/2 "2026-09-14T16:08:54Z")

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Better yet, always use an eye icon and gray it and put a slash through it if it’s invisible.

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**Author:** ![gary](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@gary](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/gary)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/visibility-indicators/41622/3 "2026-09-14T16:55:06Z")

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I just think eye = visible, no eye = invisible.

Having the grey eye is needlessly confusing to me. leave an empty checkbox there if you want but the grey eye with slash sort of reads ‘visible in some other way’ like a template or something.

my .02