Defines the shading and colors for the drawing view. For example, you can apply model colors to drawing views to:

• Show purchased parts in one color and manufactured parts in another color.

• Assign a unique color to all newly designed parts on a drawing.

• Apply assembly weld colors to weld bead graphics.

Show shading in drawing views

Adds or removes shading in the drawing view.

Use assembly override colors

Specifies that assembly override colors are used in the drawing view.

Use part face colors

Specifies that part face colors are used in the drawing view.

Note:

If parts in a subassembly do not shade, then there may be a conflict between assembly color assignments and part face color assignments. Clear this option and then update the drawing view.

Shaded view quality

Specifies the quality of the view shading.  Higher values look better, but require more disk space, and may increase processing time.  Lower values require less disk space and make view generation faster, but may increase the coarseness of the shading.

Show visible edges

Shows or hides visible edges in the drawing view.  Whether visible edges are displayed or not, you can still select edges in the view (for example, for dimension placement or ballooning).

Display as gray scale

Adds or removes gray scale shading in the drawing view.

Flat shading

Adds or removes color display without surface shading or styles in the drawing view.

Textures

Shows or hides texture display in the drawing view. If the style used to draw the part uses textures, enable this option to see them.

Reflections

Adds or removes reflection display in the drawing view.  Reflection display can make a big difference in the view's appearance, particularly if the view uses metallic colors.

Use model colors

Specifies that you want to allow model colors to be applied to drawing view edges using either or both of the options below. Model colors applied to drawing views are flat, not gradient. A drawing view that uses model color goes out of date when the color is changed in the model.

Note:

The Color Manager command, as well as the Part Painter command and the Colors page of the Solid Edge Options dialog box, control base color styles in the part model and assembly style override colors in the assembly model. See Using Color Manager and Part Painter.

Apply part base colors to edge styles

If a base color has been defined in the model, specifies that it is applied to the edge color in the drawing view. If no base color has been assigned, then the default drawing view edge color is used.

Apply assembly override colors to edge styles

If assembly override colors have been defined in the model, specifies that they are applied to the edge colors in the drawing view.

Apply edge style colors to section hatch styles

Applies the selected edge style color—base or assembly override—to the hatching on previously created section drawing views.

Note:

The resulting edge color of adjacent parts in an assembly is determined by the relationship of one part to another. You can change an edge color in the drawing view using the Edge Painter command.