GraphicsPreferences Object

Derived from: Base Object
Defined in namespace "adsk::core" and the header file is <Core/Application/GraphicsPreferences.h>

Description

The GraphicsPreferences object provides access to the various graphics related preferences.

Methods

Name Description
classType Static function that all classes support that returns the type of the class as a string. The returned string matches the string returned by the objectType property. For example if you have a reference to an object and you want to check if it's a SketchLine you can use myObject.objectType == fusion.SketchLine.classType().

Properties

Name Description
autoThrottleEffects Gets and sets if automatically disable or degrade visual effects to keep the video memory pressure under a safe threshold.
degradedSelectionDisplayStyle Gets and sets the style of display for degraded selections.
hiddenEdgeDimming Gets and sets the dimming percentage to use for hidden edges. the value is a percentage expressed by a value between 0 and 100.
isLimitEffectsDuringNavigation Gets and sets if effects should be temporarily disabled during navigation to maintain the frame rate.
isSurfaceNormalDisplayDisabled Gets and sets whether the surface normal display is disabled.
isValid Indicates if this object is still valid, i.e. hasn't been deleted or some other action done to invalidate the reference.
isWoodBumpEnabled Gets and sets whether the bump effect is enabled when supported by the Wood (Solid) and the graphics driver.
minimumFramesPerSecond Gets and sets the minimum frames per second.
objectType This property is supported by all objects in the API and returns a string that contains the full name (namespace::objecttype) describing the type of the object.

It's often useful to use this in combination with the classType method to see if an object is a certain type. For example: if obj.objectType == adsk.core.Point3D.classType():
selectionDisplayStyle Gets and sets the style of display to use for selections.
transparencyEffects Gets and sets the style of display for transparency effects.

Accessed From

Preferences.graphicsPreferences

Version

Introduced in version August 2014