how do you delete an object?

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1

simple question: how do you delete an object?

or at least, how do you toggle off its visibility?

2

Well, you can hit X or Del if you want to delete it for good.

Or, you can place it on another layer

  • select object
  • hit M
  • hit any number key 1 - 9 (ones under function keys, not number keypad)

Or you can hide/unhide it
HIDE

  • select object
  • hit H
    UNHIDE
  • Alt-H unhides the selected object (hint: A selects all/none)
    or
  • Open outliner, toggle Eye icon (visibility) next to object’s name
3

sorry, I thought it was derived by context that what I meant was “how do you delete an object through scripting”. Do you unlink it from the scene? is that the best you can do?

4

that is the best you can do(unlink it), thats just the way blender works, it wont really be gone until the next time you open the blend file.

5

hmmm… so objects keep residing in memory? That can be kind of a problem if you create and (not really) destroy a lot of objects…