Display Modes

The Display modes options manage the appearance of the viewport display modes.

The built-in display modes are:

Wireframe

Sets the viewport display to unshaded wireframe.

Shaded

Sets the viewport to opaque shaded mode. Shaded mode uses a mesh to shade surfaces using the layer colors.

Rendered

Shades the viewport with a simulation of the rendered view.

Ghosted

Sets viewport display so surfaces are translucent.

X-Ray

Shades with isoparametric curves not obscured by objects in front.

All wireframe and point objects are displayed, even if they would normally be hidden by surfaces that are in front of them in the viewport.

Technical

Uses real-time silhouettes and intersections, creases, borders, blended shaded and rendered display. Objects behind other objects are occluded.

Artistic

Uses an image background and soft lines to create a pencil drawing effect.

Pen

Uses white with black lines to simulate a pen drawing.

New

Create a new custom display mode.

Copy

Copy a display mode.

Delete

Delete a custom display mode.

Import

Import a display mode (.ini) file.

To set up a display mode from an ini file

1. In the Options dialog box, click View, and then click Display Modes.
2. Click Import.
3. Browse to the .ini file you want to use.
4. In the list on the left, click the new display mode created by importing the ini file.
5. Revise the options if needed.

This may be necessary if the display option includes an image background.

Export

Export a display mode.


Restore Defaults

Restores the default system values. All custom display mode settings will be lost.

Settings

Note: Not all of the settings described below are available for all display modes.

Display Modes

Grid

Objects

Points

Curves

Surfaces

Meshes

Lines

Shadows

Other Settings

To save options

OptionsExport

Save Options settings to a file.

OptionsImport

Restore Options settings from a file.

Note: When multiple sessions of Rhino are open at one time, changes made in the last Rhino session closed will be saved.

See also

Viewport display modes


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