Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Visual styles
are collections of settings that build on the SHADEMODE settings found in
earlier incarnations of AutoCAD. AutoCAD 2008 introduced five default visual styles, and
that number doubled with AutoCAD 2011 to a total of ten:
Figure 21-7:
Some new styles to try on.
2D Wireframe:
AutoCAD's classic 2D viewing mode: full wireframe, dot-based grid,
the 2D UCS icon, and no perspective.
Conceptual:
An illustrative kind of shaded view. Colors are unrealistic and edges
are heavy, but you get a good sense of the model's form. Figure 21-3 shows an ex-
ample of the Conceptual visual style.
Hidden:
Looks slightly like a wireframe view (no surfaces are visible) but edges be-
hind faces are hidden.
Realistic:
Fully shaded, but not rendered visual style; edges are not displayed, and
a default ambient lighting highlights the faces with different intensities of the ob-
ject color. Materials and textures are visible if they've been applied. Have a look at
Figure 21-8 for an example.
Shaded:
Similar to Realistic, but with more subdued lighting. Textures do not ap-
pear in this visual style.
Shaded with Edges:
Same as the Shaded visual style, except Isolines are set to be
displayed.
