Quote - For a preview, adjust the camera's "hither dial" It acts as a cutting plane allowing you to look through objects close to the camera.

Wont help with rendering though.

Thanks, that has helped me out. I was pulling my hair out wondering why my render showed only a wall, now I know the camera was outside the scene and the render showed the wall only. I had mistakenly assumed that having the wall properties "invisible" would mean it would be invisible when the render was done.