Why isn't my mesh appearing in the viewport?

Question

I've been working on a detailed character model for some time. I finished the retopology, hid the sculpt, and now I can't seem to reveal the sculpt again in either object or edit mode (selecting the object from the outliner and hitting tab).

I took a look at my item menu and the sculpt's location and scale look right.

However, when I append the sculpt object into an empty .blend file, it's completely visible.

What's causing this? Thanks in advance!

probably viewport visibility was disabled accidentally. Check object properties>visibility, is viewports selected? — Timaroberts, Nov 19 '20 at 08:27
I checked viewport visibility and it appears to be selectable and visible in viewports and renders;;
https://i.imgur.com/Yog1jnF.png — MEATTAIL, Nov 19 '20 at 08:49
thanks for the info :) So that other users will see it, please [edit] your question and add the new information and image there. Thanks :) — Timaroberts, Nov 19 '20 at 08:52
hello, maybe share your file: https://blend-exchange.giantcowfilms.com/ — moonboots, Nov 19 '20 at 09:10
I'm sorry, but because this is part of a bigger project I can't agree to this site's terms of service.
https://i.imgur.com/5iCsclc.png — MEATTAIL, Nov 19 '20 at 09:41
Does this answer your question? Objects Not Showing in Other Workspace Viewports, Only Default and https://blender.stackexchange.com/questions/124644/blender-2-8-objects-invisible — batFINGER, Nov 21 '20 at 12:55

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 19 '20 at 08:34

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Check visibility toggle in the Outliner:

For the object itself and the collection, to which that object belongs to.

Also check these settings in object properties

answered Nov 19 '20 at 08:34

Den G

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The object is visible in the outliner!
https://i.imgur.com/qpEJQm5.png

I've also checked the visibility in object properties, and it appears to be visible there as well.

https://i.imgur.com/Yog1jnF.png
– MEATTAIL Nov 19 '20 at 08:48
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well, try Alt+H in object mode, then get into edit mode, select all with "A" and press Alt+H again – Den G Nov 19 '20 at 09:11
Alright! I did so. However, I'm still unable to see the object in the viewport, and I can't seem to be able to select anything on the model at all. https://i.imgur.com/OyqJ9dq.png
What's really odd is that I'm able to "feel around" the model in sculpt mode... https://i.imgur.com/utBUVtn.png
– MEATTAIL Nov 19 '20 at 09:37
Did you try "/" key? may be it got lost in local-view mode or something? – Den G Nov 19 '20 at 10:23
That fixed it! Thank you so much. – MEATTAIL Nov 19 '20 at 10:28

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 21 '20 at 03:03

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The solution was to just press the "/" key! My mesh was just in local view.

answered Nov 21 '20 at 03:03

MEATTAIL

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Would suggest in some cases that deleting the question is more appropriate. – batFINGER Nov 21 '20 at 07:32
I'm sorry;; I just think it may be helpful to others in the future to keep this post up because I couldn't find a solution by simply searching the stack exchange, and that it took three users' engagement to resolve the issue. – MEATTAIL Nov 21 '20 at 09:44

Why isn't my mesh appearing in the viewport?

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