Define render mode

 

 

 

 

 

 

This command defines the type of render mode to apply to the view.

 

Use:

 

Click the Render modes icons on the right of the graphic area or select the Visualization > Render modes > ... commands from the drop-down menu.

 

 

Shade render mode allows you to visualize the scene with the item faces filled in, thus providing a realistic type of visualization (using what is called the "Gouraud" method).

 

Name

Description

Example

 

Shadow rendering with edges

Fill in faces.

The edges are displayed.

If sketches are visible, they cross the geometry.

 

Shadow rendering with dotted hidden edges

Fill in faces.

The edges are displayed.

Hidden edges are visualized with dashes.

If sketches are visible, they cross the geometry.

 

Shadow rendering

Only the filling of the faces is displayed.

The edges are not displayed.

If sketches are visible, they cross the geometry.

 

Shadow rendering with hidden wireframe

Only the filling of the faces is displayed.

The edges are not displayed.

If sketches are visible, they are interrupted by the geometry.

 

Constant shadow rendering

Calculate a unique illumination value for each facet.

The edges are not displayed.

If sketches are visible, they cross the geometry.

 

 

 

Name

Description

Example

 

Realistic rendering with edges

The materials and the coatings associated with the items are taken into account.

The edges are displayed.

 

Realistic rendering

The materials and the coatings associated with the items are taken into account.

 

Realistic rendering with effects

The materials and the coatings associated with the items are taken into account as well as the shadows made by the lights.

 

Realistic rendering with effects and edges

The materials and the coatings associated with the items are taken into account as well as the shadows made by the lights.

The edges are displayed.

Progressive Ray Tracing

The Progressive Ray Tracing mode allows to calculate an image on the whole document’s graphics area without blocking the use of the software commands.

The rendering parameter settings are available via an icon on the top right of the graphics area.

These settings are retained when calculating an image using the Visualization > Realistic Rendering … command.

 

 

Name

Description

Example

 

Wireframe rendering

Visualization of the items by their edges.

All the edges are visualized.

 

Wireframe rendering without hidden lines

Visualization of the items by their edges.

The hidden edges are not visualized.

 

Wireframe rendering with hidden lines as dashes

Visualization of the items by their edges.

Hidden edges are visualized with dashes.

 

 

 

Name

Description

Example

 

Zebra rendering

Visual verification of the continuity and the tangency of surfaces.