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Chapter 2: Controlling and Configuring the Viewports

FIGURE 2.16
The Rendering Method panel holds controls for specifying the Rendering Level and several other viewport
rendering options.

Note
These settings have no effect on the final rendering specified using the Rendering menu. They affect only the
display in the viewport. n

Rendering levels
The Rendering Level options, from slowest to fastest, include the following:
l Smooth+Highlights: Shows smooth surfaces with lighting highlights
l Smooth: Shows smooth surfaces without any lighting effects
l Facets+Highlights: Shows individual polygon faces and lighting highlights
l Facets: Shows individual polygon faces without any lighting effects
l Flat: Shows the entire object using a single color
l Hidden Line: Shows only polygon edges facing the camera
l Lit Wireframes: Shows all polygon edges with lighting effects
l Wireframe: Shows all polygon edges only
l Bounding Box: Shows a box that would enclose the object
Although it really isn’t a rendering method, the Edged Faces option shows the edges for each face when a
shaded rendering method is selected. You can enable and disable this option with the F4 keyboard short-
cut. Figure 2.17 shows, side by side, all the various viewport rendering methods applied to a simple sphere.

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