Disappearing Objects

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I am fairly new to Blender so excuse me if this is a no-brainer problem.

Issue: I was practicing with models (lightsabers). I was working on the third one in the scene and when I moved out to view from a distance I realized everything else was gone but that one object I was working on. Everything means everything; cameras, lamps, empties and other objects. My first reaction was &*%#… I just deleted everything else by accident. (I had also just saved). But I noticed in the “outliner” window everything was there and accounted for. I rendered it out of curiosity and it acts like everything is there. My lamps are still in the right place as is the camera. I have extensively searched online for a solution but I just can’t figure out what I have done. These saber models were just for practicing. They were of little importance but I am sure I don’t have to tell you that when you put hours of work into something it doesn’t matter how insignificant it is…

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

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Check that you objects aren’t on a different layer to the active one you are viewing.

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I appreciate the tip but I just figured it out. I had hit “/” on the number pad. It was frustrating but at least I learned something new. Is that key just used to isolate objects to work on or is there more to it?

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I believe that is its only purpose, it sure is handy when working on a busy scene to be able to isolate a single object, I use it all the time.

Another thing to look at when working on complex scenes is to use layers