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Adaptive degradation causes shaded objects to be
replaced by a quicker display mo de. By default,
shaded objects are replaced by their b ounding
boxes.
You can change the display option, and set other
adaptive degradation parameters, on the Viewport
Configuration dialog (Customize menu >
Viewport Configuration >
Adaptive Degradation
panel (page 3–901)
).
Note: When you use arc rotate (page 3–787) in a
shaded viewport while the Adaptive Degradation
Toggle is off, objects degrade to bounding boxes
regardless of the adaptive degradation settings.
Pr ocedur es
To turn off or override adaptive degradation, do one
of t he fol lowi ng:
• Choose Views menu > Adapt ive Degradation
To g g l e .
•PressO (the letter O).
To change the level of adaptive degradation in the
viewport:
1.
Right-click the viewport label and choose
Configure, or choose Customize > Viewport
Configuration.
2. On the Viewport Configuration dialog, open
theAdaptiveDegradationpanel.
3. Adjust settings in the G eneral and Active
Degradation group boxes.
Grab Viewpor t
Tools menu > Grab Viewport
Grab Viewport creates a snapshot of the active
viewport in the
Rendered Frame Window (page
3–5)
, where you can save it as an Image file (page
3–657)
.
Procedure
To create a s napshot of a vi ewpor t:
1.
Activate the viewport you want to capture.
2. Cho ose To ols menu > Grab Viewport.
A dialog appears that allows you to add a label
to your snapshot.
3. Enter a label for your snapshot, if desired.
The label appears in the lower-right corner of
the image as you enter it into the dialog.
4. Click Grab.
The Rendered Frame Window opens to display
a s napshot of your viewport.
5. UsethecontrolsintheRenderedFrame
Window to save your image.
Interf ace
Label—Enter text here to add a label to your
screenshot. The text you enter is displayed in the
lower-right corner of your screenshot.
Gra b—Opens the Rendered Frame Window with a
snapshot of the active viewport.
Cance l—Cancels the Grab Viewport command.
V iew-Handling Commands
Menu bar > Views menu
These viewport-handling commands are provided
on the defau lt main menu: