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  1. Click Format > View to display the Format View Dialog Box.

  2. Set the Projection Mode to specify the projection style to use in the graphic window.

    Orthographic produces a parallel projection.

    Perspective gives the displayed objects a vanishing point in the graphic window.

  3. Select a Render Mode for the physical appearance of three-dimensional objects in the workspace.

    SHARED Tip If you select Shaded with Enhanced Edges or Shaded with Hardware Enhanced Edges as the Render Mode, the Enhanced Edges tab displays so that you can select the edge color. For more information, see Set enhanced edge color.

  4. Select the View Axis to display the coordinate triad in the workspace, with respect to the active coordinate system. By default, this option is set to None.

  5. Select the Aspects you want applied to the view formatting.

  6. Clear the Use default lights box to define custom lighting, and then click the Lights tab.

  7. Click OK to apply the changes and dismiss the dialog box, or click Cancel to dismiss without making the changes.

    SHARED Tip The Preview area shows graphically the options you select on this dialog box.

    When there are 500 or more objects from the selected aspects, Smart 3D displays a message box similar to the one below. This message box shows the progress of the objects as they are being loaded.

  • To define or modify a view style, you can click Format > Style. This command allows you to apply the same view settings to more than one view easily. For example, if you wanted to shade a model, you can save a view style with the shading options you want. Then, you can apply the view style to more than one view of the model. For more information, see Format Style.

  • To change the view style of a window, you can click View > Apply View Style. You can apply a view style to several views with this command. For more information, see Apply View Style.