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.

Smoothing Method

Organic	Optimized for smooth models
Mechanical	Optimized for models with sharp edges

Outline Width

Thickness of lines in illustration mode.

Outline Crease Angle

Angle to show edges in illustration mode.

X-Ray Opacity

Opacity of objects in X-Ray mode. "Selected objects" - opacity will be reduced for selected objects, "Unselected objects" - opacity will be reduced for selected objects,

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.

World Axis

Type

Select 3D model to be used as axis gizmo.

Size

Size of axis area in pixels.

Position

Selection of viewport corner.

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.

Output Forms...

Dialog with list of predefined and custom viewport sizes. It is possible to define your size, 444*333 for instance.

Colors

List of colors used for displaying elements in 3d. The first column is for colors used by all UI themes (light or dark). The right column is for the active UI theme. It is possible to define UI theme-specific color. Thus it will be different from another UI theme. For instance, you may want a black background for a Dark UI theme, while a lighter background for Light color theme.
Transparency for several items also may be changed.
Learn more about color control.

Reset

Reset colors to defaults