Render Modes

Use

You can use render modes to apply preset scene settings that manipulate a number of scene display elements. Render modes can be applied globally to all viewports or locally to individual viewports depending on the menu from which you select the command as described below.

You can modify the render mode settings using the Display Settings panel, and then save as “themes” so you can select and apply them quickly.

The render mode colors are based on the global settings established in the Preferences window. You can override these colors using the Display Settings panel. For example, you can override the wireframe color in the Wireframe, Shaded Wireframe, and Transparent Wireframe modes.

A: Solid, B: Solid Wireframe, C: Shaded Wireframe, D: Transparent, E: Shaded Vertices, F: Line Illustration, H: Blueprint (Line Illustration with modified settings)

Various shortcuts are available from where to apply certain render modes.

Features

You can use the Render Mode function to select the render mode in which your object is to be displayed from the offered menu options.

Menu Option	Functional Description
	Displays each object as a transparent bounding box
	Displays each object as solid
	Displays each object as transparent
	Displays each object as solid with a wireframe
	Displays each object as a solid rendering with outlines overlaid on top
	Displays each object as solid with outlines. That is, only silhouette and crease edges are shown.
	Displays each object as solid with outlines with material color overrides. That is, the objects’ material colors can be replaced or blended with other colors using the Display Settings panel.
	Displays each object as a bounding box
	Displays each object as a transparent bounding box with outlines along the edges. Each bounding box is axis-aligned (AABB) instead of the object’s actual geometry. An AABB is a box with all its edges parallel to the X,Y, and Z axes, and is the smallest box that can completely contain the given object.
	Displays each object as transparent with a wireframe
	Displays each object as a wireframe
	Displays each object as a shaded wireframe
	Displays or hides the wireframe view without any visible hidden surfaces. A similar effect can be obtained using Solid Outline mode with the outline angle set to `0`.
	Displays all objects as vertices
	Displays all objects as shaded vertices. The shading colors are based on the object’s material colors.

Activities

Applying a Global Render Mode

Select the mode that you wish to apply, from the Display menu in the Navigation toolbar.

Applying a Local Render Mode

Right-click the label for the viewport you wish to modify and select the button for the mode you wish to apply to the viewport.