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Appearance of Reference Display Styles in Active Model

The appearance of display style of reference attached in an active model depends on the reference model display style settings as well as active mode display style settings. Following settings affect the display style:

  • Display — Wireframe, Hidden Line, Filled Hidden Line, Shaded.
  • Shaded with shadows — Display styles that have Display set to Shaded and the Display Shadows check box turned on.
  • Without lights — Display styles that have Display set to Shaded and Ignore Lighting check box turned on.
  • Thematic — Display styles that have Thematic Display check box turned on.
  • Monochrome — Display styles that have Display set to Shaded and Background Color check box tuned on.
  • Transparent — Display styles that have Display set to Shaded and Transparent Threshold check box turned on.

The following table lists the relation between the active model display style setting, reference display style setting and the display style setting of the reference model when placed in the active model:

Active model display style setting Reference model display style setting Display style setting of reference model in active model
Wireframe Wireframe Wireframe
Hidden Hidden
Filled Hidden Line Filled Hidden Line
Shaded Shaded
Shaded with shadows Shaded
Without Lights Without Lights
Thematic Thematic
Monochrome Monochrome
Transparent Transparent
Hidden Wireframe Wireframe
Hidden Hidden
Filled Hidden Filled Hidden
Shaded Shaded
Shaded with shadows Shaded
Without Lights Without Lights
Thematic Thematic
Monochrome Monochrome
Transparent Transparent
Filled Hidden Wireframe Wireframe
Hidden Hidden
Filled Hidden Filled Hidden
Shaded Shaded
Shaded with shadows Shaded
Without Lights Without Lights
Thematic Thematic
Monochrome Monochrome
Transparent Monochrome
Shaded Wireframe Wireframe
Hidden Hidden
Filled Hidden Filled Hidden
Shaded Shaded
Shaded with shadows Shaded
Without Lights Without Lights
Thematic Thematic
Monochrome Monochrome
Transparent Transparent
Shaded with shadows Wireframe Wireframe
Hidden Shaded with shadows
Filled Hidden Shaded with shadows
Shaded Shaded with shadows
Shaded with shadows Shaded with shadows
without Lights Shaded with shadows
Thematic Thematic
Monochrome Shaded with shadows
Transparent Transparent
Without Lights Wireframe Wireframe
Hidden Hidden
Filled Hidden Filled Hidden
Shaded Shaded without Lights
Shaded with shadows Shaded without Lights
Without Lights Without Lights
Thematic Thematic without Lights
Monochrome Monochrome without Lights
Transparent Transparent without Lights
Thematic Wireframe Wireframe
Hidden Hidden
Filled Hidden Filled Hidden
Shaded Thematic
Shaded with shadows Thematic
Without Lights Thematic without Lights
Thematic Thematic
Monochrome Monochrome
Transparent Thematic  with Transparent
Monochrome Wireframe Wireframe
Hidden Hidden
Filled Hidden Filled Hidden
Shaded Monochrome
Shaded with shadows Monochrome
Without Lights Monochrome without Lights
Thematic Monochrome
Monochrome Monochrome
Transparent Monochrome  with Transparent
Transparent Wireframe Wireframe with Transparent
Hidden Hidden  with Transparent
Filled Hidden Filled Hidden  with Transparent
Shaded Shaded  with Transparent
Shaded with shadows Shaded  with Transparent
Without Lights Without Lights  with Transparent
Thematic Thematic  with Transparent
Monochrome Monochrome  with Transparent
Transparent Transparent