Wireframe display mode
Tools > Options > View > Display Modes > Wireframe
The Wireframe display mode sets the viewport display to unshaded wireframe. 
Display mode options
Name
Name of display mode.
Viewport settings
Background
Specifies the viewport background color.
Use application settings
Use settings specified in Appearance -> Color Options.
Solid color
To select a color
- Click the color swatch.
Image file
Specifies an image for the viewport background.
Image file name
- Type or browse for the file name.
Gradient 2 colors
Blends between a top and bottom color.
Top color / Bottom color
To select a color
- Click the color swatch.
Gradient 4 colors
Blends between four colors starting from the corners of the viewport.
Top left color / Top right color / Bottom left color / Bottom right color
To select a color
- Click the color swatch.
Use render settings
Displays the colors and lighting used by the settings for background specified by the current renderer.
Transparent
Renders viewport backgrounds using black and a 0.0% alpha value. This works for rendered output and for ViewCaptureToFile.
Visibility
Specifies which elements will be visible in the display mode.
Show isocurves
Shows object isocurves.
Isocurves on (left) and off (right).
Show tangent edges
Tangent polysurface edges are smooth edges between different faces of a polysurface.
Show tangent seams
Tangent seams are smooth edges that close surfaces such spheres or cylinders.
Shows mesh wires.
Show SubD wires
Toggles visibility of SubD smooth edges.
Show SubD creases
Toggles visibility of SubD creased edges.
Show SubD boundaries
Toggles visibility of SubD naked edges.
Show SubD symmetry
Toggles color differentiation of SubD symmetry children.
Change the display color of symmetry children
Show mesh wires
Toggles visibility of welded mesh edges.
Show curves
Shows curves objects.
Show lights
Shows lights objects
Show clipping planes
Shows clipping planes objects.
Show text
Shows text blocks.
Show annotations
Shows annotations objects.
Show points
Shows points objects.
Show pointclouds
Shows pointclouds objects
Lighting scheme
See Lighting scheme settings.
Grid
Objects
See Objects settings.
Points
See Points Settings.
Curves
See Curves Settings.
Surfaces
See Surfaces settings.
SubD
See SubD settings.
Meshes
See Meshes settings.
Lights
See Lights settings.
Clipping Planes
Shadows
See Shadows settings.
Other Settings
See Other Settings.
Restores the default system values. All custom appearance settings will be lost.
Save options for use on other computers
OptionsExport
Save Options settings to a file.
OptionsImport
Restore Options settings from a file.
See also
Snapshots
The Snapshots command saves and restores Named Views, Named Positions, Layer States, as well as rendering settings, object settings including locked/hidden state, display mode, material, position, light settings, curve piping, displacement, edge softening, shutlining, and thickness.