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6. Set the Height Offset value at the top of the dialog box to 13mm.

7. Click OK to save the changes and close the dialog box.

8. In the Appearance panel, find the drop-down menu for orthographic
and perspective projections, and set the view to Perspective.

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Another option,
Perspective With
Ortho Faces, can
be turned on by
right-clicking the
ViewCube and
selecting it.

9. Press the F6 key to restore the Home view, and compare your screen
to Figure 1.22. Keep the file open for the next exercise.

FIGURE 1.22 Some changes might decrease realism but
can add energy to the view.

Remember, these changes aren't just for a printed document; you're still in a
working part file, and you are able to make edits with these view characteristics.

Setting the Lighting Style
Lighting Style is a very understated name for a setting. Lighting styles do, in
fact, change how lights (and therefore shadows) are positioned in your model,
but several of them also come with an environment that offers the effect of put-
ting the model into a different world.