Visual styles reference

Visual Styles control the model face and edge display in the graphics window

Access:

Ribbon: View tab Appearance panel [select style]

The available visual styles include:

Visual Style	Face display	Visible edge display	Hidden edge display
Realistic	Realistic appearances from the Autodesk Material Library.	OFF	OFF
Shaded	Standard appearances.	OFF	OFF
Shaded with Edges	Standard appearances.	ON 1, 3	OFF
Shaded with Hidden Edges	Standard appearances.	ON	ON 2, 3
Wireframe	Face visibility is OFF.	ON 1, 4	ON 1, 4
Wireframe with Hidden Edges	Face visibility is OFF.	ON 1, 3	ON 2, 3
Wireframe with visible Edges Only	Face visibility is OFF.	ON 1, 3	OFF
Monochrome	Standard appearances, 5	OFF	OFF
Watercolor	Standard appearances, 6, 7	OFF	OFF
Illustration	Standard appearances, 8.	ON 4	OFF
Edges display as solid lines. Edges display as dashed lines. Edge appearance comes from component appearance assignment. Edges display with one color. Component appearances are factored as grayscale appearances. Non-photorealistic appearance effect applied. Canvas or background has textured effect. Component appearances display as white. Appearances assigned bump maps display bump texture.