3D - Display

Default settings of the 3D Display such as the display of back faces and open edges.

Options tab > Preferences group > Preferences > 3D - Display.

Display (Default: Shaded)
Select the shade mode of the models at program start-up

• Shaded
  Display the models shaded.
• Shaded with edges
  Display the models shaded with black edges

Fast move (Default: Auto)
Select the display of parts being moved with the mouse.

• On
  Display parts being moved as wire frame to speed up the display.
• Off
  Display parts being moved in the current render mode during movement. When slow computers are used, large and complex models may not move smoothly.
• Auto
  Display parts being moved automatically as wire frame if the number of frames displayed per second drops below the FPS threshold.

Back faces (Default: None)
Select the display of back faces at program start-up

• Same
  Display shaded faces with same colored back faces.
• Red
  Display shaded faces with red back faces.
• None
  Display shaded faces without back faces. This speeds up the display.

Display open edges (Default: Inactive)
Display open edges at program start-up.

Display coordinate system (Default: Inactive)
Display the coordinate system at program start-up.

Display 3D-compass (Default: Active)
Display the 3D-compass at program start-up

Rotate around screen center (Default: Active)
Use the center of the screen as the center of rotation when models are rotated with the mouse. Otherwise, the center of all models will be used.

Perspective view (Default: Inactive)
Display the models in perspective view at program start-up.

Note
Rotate around screen center does not work with the perspective view.

Show info windows in the foreground (Default: Active)
Display the info window in the 3D view above the model instead of in the background.
This option affects the display of info windows in the Model Info, Wall Thickness, Tool Analysis tools, and the display of file info when printing and creating pictures.

Truncate long names in  Model Info tool (Default: Active)
Truncate long model and part names in the info window of the Model Info tool. This prevents the info window from becoming too wide

Global shade mode resets local part settings (Default: Active)
Reset all parts to the render mode of the display when it is changed.
If this option is not active, only the display mode of such parts that do not have an individual render mode assigned is changed.

Custom Views: Show undefined parts (Default: Inactive)
Instead of hiding them, show newly loaded parts in existing Custom Views.