Options Viewport

3D Viewport related settings

Video Driver
List of drivers	Auto Select - select best possible driver OpenGL 4.0 - OpenGL 4.0 OpenGL 1.0 - For old cards or old Windows like 7 or XP. Software - use it for old cards or using finalmesh via remote desktop or virtual machine. None - do not draw anything.
Configure...	Click to configure selected video driver. Learn more.
Render Modes
Smoothing Angle	Default smoothing angle for solid render mode.
Outline Width	Thickness of lines in illustration mode.
Outline Crease Angle	Angle to show edges in illustration mode.
Mouse Buttons
MIddle Button	Click and drag with middle mouse button.
Right Button	Click and drag with right mouse button.
Left+Right Buttons	Click and drag with left and right mouse buttons.
Miscellaneous
Inertial Rotation	Rotate viewport after releasing mouse button. This option is used in simple view mode only.
Allow background updates	When checked, heavy objects will be generated in background thread. Updated objects are rendered as boxes with approximate size. During update, save and similar operations are not available. Currently this options is supported by following objects: NURBS Brep (Trimmed Nurbs) Boolean Remove Internal Parts Fix face orientation.
Highlight Object	Highlight object on mouse hover.
Show Object Info	Show object information on mouse hover.
Viewport Sizes...	Dialog with list of predefined and custom viewport sizes. It is possible to define your size, 444*333 for instance.
Colors
Colors	List of colors used for displaying some elements in 3d. Opacity for any item also may be changed, If particular element supports transparency. Learn more about color control.
Reset	Reset colors to defaults

Options Viewport

Video Driver

Render Modes

Mouse Buttons

Miscellaneous

Colors

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