import cadquery as cq
a=cq.xxxxxx .....
b=cq.xxxxxx .....
c=cq.xxxxxx .....
If we don't use show_object(), then a,b,c are shown in CQ-editor's Object UI.
If we use
then a,b are ignored completely in CQ-editor.
Please add a group to Objects UI. It is collapsed by default. It contains a, b and those non-explictly shown objects which are set to invisible by default. User can manually enable object in that group to make a object visible.