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.

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