Hide faces in Maya for real?

fattkid

Is it possible to completely hide polygons in Maya (2014), as in, the "hidden" polygons are not in the way/still selectable/editable?

I know isolate select will "hide" them visually, but they still exist in the viewport and are selectable and editable, which is a real hassle.

I'm looking for actual hide polygons like Max or modo, where I can hide the polys in the way, and just work on the visible polys without the hidden polys getting in the way or accidentally editing them etc.

I'm hoping there is some sort of script or something?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks.

socalvfx

I know this is a dead thread but....anyone out there have this answer?  I thought this used to work in Maya?  I've been away awhile and new to Maya.  Today Ctrl + h hides the entire object... not just one face.....annoying....what am I doing wrong?

thnx

brurpo

Select the faces you want to hide then invert the selection (ctrl+shift+i) and isolate (shift+i).
The faces will be completely hidden and unselectable.

Hope it helps!