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Quick Reference
See also:
■ Use a Visual Style to Display Your Model
Sets the visual style in the current viewport.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Enter an option [
2dwireframe/Wireframe/Hidden/Realistic/Conceptual/Shaded
on page 2088/shaded with Edges on page 2088/shades of Gray on page 2089/SKetchy
on page 2089/X-ray on page 2089/Other] <2dwireframe>:
NOTE To display lighting from point lights, distant lights, spotlights, or the sun,
set the visual style to Realistic, Conceptual, or a custom visual style with shaded
objects.
2D Wireframe Displays the objects using lines and curves to represent the
boundaries. Raster and OLE objects, linetypes, and lineweights are visible.
Even if the value for the
COMPASS on page 2204 system variable is set to 1, it
does not appear in the 2D Wireframe view.
Wireframe Displays the objects using lines and curves to represent the
boundaries. Displays a shaded 3D UCS icon. You can set the COMPASS system
variable to 1 to view the compass.
Hidden Displays the objects using 3D wireframe representation and hides
lines representing back faces.
Realistic Shades the objects and smooths the edges between polygon faces.
Materials that you have attached to the objects are displayed.
Conceptual Shades the objects and smooths the edges between polygon faces.
Shading uses a transition between cool and warm colors. The effect is less
realistic, but it can make the details of the model easier to see.
Shaded Produces a smooth shaded model.
Shaded with Edges Produces a smooth shaded model with visible edges.
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