There are several modes in Blender for hiding objects: common hiding, hiding for all scenes and view layers, and hiding for render. Any of these modes can be enabled or disabled using the Blender Python API.
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Hiding an object for the current scene
Indicated by the “eye” icon in the outliner.
Hiding the active object:
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bpy.context.object.hide_set(True) |
Unhiding:
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bpy.context.object.hide_set(False) |
Hiding an object for all scenes
Indicated by the “monitor” icon in the outliner.
Hiding the active object:
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bpy.context.object.hide_viewport = True |
Unhiding:
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bpy.context.object.hide_viewport = False |
Hiding an object for rendering
Indicated by the “camera” icon in the outliner.
Hiding the active object:
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bpy.context.object.hide_render = True |
Unhiding:
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bpy.context.object.hide_render = False |