2013

Table Of Contents

 Enhanced 3D Performance. Enables a more efficient use of the

graphic card when working with 3D objects.

NOTE If you experience problems with precision, turn this option off.

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 Smooth display. Controls the status of the full screen anti-aliasing

effect. This option removes the jagged effect on the display of diagonal

line and curved edges.

 Advanced material effects. Controls the status of the advanced

materials effect on screen.

 Gooch hardware shader. Enables the use of Gooch shading. With

this option on the details of a 3D object are shown by softening the

contrast between lighted areas and shadowed areas by using warm and

cool colors as a substitute to light and dark colors.

 Per-pixel lighting. Enables the computation of colors for individual

pixels. With this option on the 3D objects and lighting effects appear

smoother in the viewport.

 Full shadow display. Enables shadows to be displayed in the

viewport.

NOTE Enhanced 3D performance effect must be turned on.

 Texture compression. Enables the use of texture compression to

reduce the amount of video memory required to open and display a

drawing that contains materials with images or has attached images.

NOTE With this option turned on, the time it takes to load the images

might increase the first time that they are accessed, and there is a reduction

in the quality of the images when they are displayed in the viewport or

plotted.

Software Feature is not supported and is provided for scripting compatibility

only.

Plot Emulation

Feature is not supported and is provided for scripting compatibility only.