3D Engines
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View > 3D View Options > 3D Window Settings and use the 3D Modeling Engine pop-up
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Click a command at the bottom of the View > 3D View Options menu.
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Vectorial 3D engine
The vectorial engine shows vectorial patterns (from Surfaces) and can be printed at any scale. It produces a simple and clean non-photorealistic 3D view, without texture images. Because the 3D view is vector based, copy/paste or print to PDF will result in 2D primitives such as lines and arcs. However, it usually results in slower navigation of the model on most machines. |
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OpenGL engine
The OpenGL engine shows texture images (from Surfaces) and takes advantage of a high-performance OpenGL graphics cards. Some effects, such as vectorial 3D hatching and saving the contents of the 3D window as a vectorial 2D drawing, are not available with OpenGL. Additional options for OpenGL can be accessed by clicking the Advanced Options button from 3D Window Settings. |