# Plate boundary display with topologies

**URL:** https://discourse.gplates.org/t/plate-boundary-display-with-topologies/443
**Category:** Q&A
**Created:** [30 November 2021 16:09 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/plate-boundary-display-with-topologies/443 "2021-11-30T16:09:52Z")
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### Author: ![john.cannon](https://discourse.gplates.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/3e96dc/32.png) [@john.cannon](https://discourse.gplates.org/u/john.cannon)
#### Post date: [1 December 2021 11:28 UTC](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/plate-boundary-display-with-topologies/443/2 "2021-12-01T11:28:52Z")

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Hi Sheona,

For GPlates 2.2 and 2.3 you can tick this option…

 ![image](https://discourse.gplates.org/uploads/default/original/1X/bd8be9bc4e4eee7f41b20574fb39323c8e75fd58.png)

As noted in more detail in [this post](https://discourse.gplates.org/t/problem-with-topologies/131/3) we changed the default behaviour for novice users (starting with GPlates 2.2) such that they don’t see the dangling bits on topologies (ie, don’t see the _plate boundary segments_ you mention). Advanced users (who actually build/edit topologies) are advised to tick this option so that they’re always visible.

There’s also a small section mentioning this in the user manual [here](https://www.gplates.org/docs/user-manual/Controlling_View/#35-geometry-visibility) (was added to manual when GPlates 2.3 was released).

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