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AutoCAD Visual Styles Manager - Commands
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VISUALSTYLES (Command)
Creates and modifies visual styles and applies a visual style to a viewport.
Find
The Visual Styles Manager is displayed.
If you enter -visualstyles at the Command prompt, options are displayed.
A visual style is a collection of customizable settings that control the display of edges, shading, background,
and shadows of 3D solids and surfaces in the current viewport.
Note: In a script, the VISUALSTYLES command does not automatically suppress the Visual Styles Manager. You
must use -visualstyles to display command prompts.
Enhanced 3D Display Performance
The Wireframe, Realistic, and Shaded visual styles provide enhanced 3D performance for pan, zoom, and orbit
operations. Enhanced performance is also available for custom visual styles that use the following settings:
When VSFACESTYLE is set to Lor 2..
Shadows must be turned off
3D halo gap must be set to 0
Silhouette edges must be turned off
Intersection edges must be turned off
Facet edge style must be set to standard edges
‘Transparency must be turned off for both individual
objects and globally
Obscured (hidden) facet edges must be turned off
Facet edge color must be set to "ByEntity” rather than,
"ByBlock” or a specific color
System Variable and Setting
VSSHADOWS 0
VSHALOGAP O
VSSILHEDGES 0
VSINTERSECTIONEDGES 0
VSEDGEJITTER 0 or less
\VSFACEOPACITY 100
VSOBSCUREDEDGES 0
VSEDGECOLOR ByEntity
For the Wireframe visual style, 3D enhanced performance is also subject to the following: When VSFACESTYLE is set to 0... ‘System Variable and Setting
Obscured edges is turned on VSOBSCUREDEDGES 1
Obscured and visible edge colors must be the same VSOBSCUREDCOLOR = VSEDGECOLOR
Related Concepts
About Constructing Meshes From Other Objects
About Controlling the Display of Edges
About Backgrounds and Shadows
About Shading, Highlighting and Coloring Faces
About Using Visual Styles
Related Reference
Visual Styles Manager
Create New Visual Style and Edit Name and Description Dialog Boxes
-VISUALSTYLES (Command)
Commands for Creating Meshes From Objects
Commands for the Rendering Process
Commands for Madel Shading, Edge Effects, and Visual Effect Performance
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