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If you select either the hardware or software enhanced edges rendering options as the render mode, you can set the edge color for objects in the current view.

In previous versions of Smart 3D, the enhanced edge color (hardware and software) could be changed per system through the CoreDisplaySettings.ini file in the [Product Folder]/Core/Shared/bin folder. If you have edited this file to set the enhanced edge color, your settings are now ignored. Follow the steps below to set color options for enhanced edges, and then save them to your current session file.

  1. Click Format > View to display the Format View Dialog Box.

  2. Click the Display tab, select either the Shaded with Enhanced Edges or Shaded with Hardware Enhanced Edges as the Render Mode for the physical appearance of three-dimensional objects in the workspace.

     The Shaded with Hardware Enhanced Edges is an alternate display option to Shaded with Enhanced Edges in that it uses the graphics card to draw the enhanced edges faster than the traditional enhanced edge mode. However, this option may not be supported by your graphics driver or graphics card. Smart 3D checks your system information and does not display this option if it is not supported.

  3. Click the Enhanced Edges tab.

  4. Select the color option to use. If you select Use a single Specified Outline Color, click Edit, and then set the color.

  5. Use the Contrast slider to lighten or darken the edges of objects. Move the slider to the left to make the edges lighter or to the right to make them darker.

    The Preview window dynamically displays your settings on example objects. The text description shows the selected rendering mode and other display options.

    SHARED Tip The Edit button applies only to the Use a single Specified Outline Color option. If you click the Edit button and select a color, the Use a single Specified Outline Color option is automatically selected.

  6. Click OK to apply the changes and dismiss the dialog box, or click Cancel to dismiss without making the changes.

    Your settings are saved in the session file.