Show Materials in Viewport As

These commands manage how viewport display materials.

• Compact Material Editor > Material menu > Show Materials in Viewport As
• Shading Viewport Label Menu > Materials submenu
• Default menu: Views menu > Show Materials in Viewport As

The visible result of these options depends on which visual style you are using.

When a legacy viewport drivers (Direct3D or OpenGL) is active, the options on this submenu are Standard Display versus Hardware Display.

Note: These commands do not apply to XRef materials, including materials from XRef objects and XRef scenes.

Interface

Enable Transparency

When on, transparent materials are displayed as transparent. Default=on.

Shaded Materials without Maps

Uses Phong shading but does not show maps.

Shaded Materials with Maps

Uses Phong shading and displays Diffuse Color and Opacity maps.

Realistic Materials without Maps

Uses realistic shading but does not show maps.

Realistic Materials with Maps

Uses realistic shading and displays maps.