Layer will not hide or unhide

Symptoms

If one or more of these match what you are seeing, you are on the right page.

• •A layer with its eye on is still not visible
• •Toggling the eye has no effect
• •Several layers vanished at once
• •The element is visible on the canvas but not in the export

Causes and fixes

Ordered from most to least likely. Work down the list — each cause is paired with what to do about it.

1. 1

   Another layer is soloed.

   Solo hides all other layers. Find the layer with an active solo circle and switch it off to restore normal visibility.

2. 2

   A property track is soloed in the timeline.

   Track solo in Animate mode suspends all other property animation. It is a separate control from layer solo — check both.

3. 3

   The parent group is hidden.

   Hiding a group hides every member. Expand the group and check the group row’s own eye icon.

4. 4

   The element is transparent rather than hidden.

   Check element opacity, fill layer opacity and the color alpha. An element at zero opacity is visible in the Layer Panel and invisible on the canvas.

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