-VisualStyles

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Manages visual style definitions at the command line.

Accessing the Command

command bar:  -visualstyles

 

: -visualstyles

Prompts you in the command bar:

Visual styles: set_Current/Saveas/Rename/Delete/?: (Enter an option.)

Command Options

Option

Description

Set Current

Prompts you for a visual style to be set current:

Enter visual style Wireframe/Hidden/Realistic/Conceptual/Shaded/shaded_with_Edges/shades_of_Grey/SKetchy/X-ray/<Other>:

Do one of the following:

  • Type the capitalized letter of one of the default visual styles.

  • Press Enter to set a user-defined visual style.
    Prompts you:
    Enter a visual style name or [?]:

    Type a visual style name or hit the ? key to see a  list of the visual styles in the drawing.

Saveas

Saves the current visual style with a new name.

Prompts you:

Enter new visual style name or [?]:

Type a name  hit the ? key to see a  list of the visual styles in the drawing.

Rename

Renames a visual style.

Prompts you:

Enter visual style to rename or [?]:

Type the name of an existing visual style or hit the ? key to see a  list of the visual styles in the drawing.

Enter new visual style name:

Type a new name.

Delete

Deletes a visual style.

Prompts you:

Enter visual style to delete or [?]:

Type the name of an existing visual style or hit the ? key to see a  list of the visual styles in the drawing.

You cannot delete default visual styles or  the current visual style.

?

Lists the visual styles in the drawing.

Press the F2 function key to open the Prompt History window.

The ANTIALIASSCREEN system variable controls the amount of anti-aliasing (edge smoothing) applied during on-screen rendered mode display. The default value is 1, maximum value is 5.

Note: high anti-alias values incur a high calculation cost.

Related Commands

AniPath - records the animation of a camera moving along a path or panning in a 3D model and saves it to a movie file.

Render - generates a photorealistic rendering using materials and lights.

Shademode - sets the shading style for 3D drawings.

VisualStyles - creates and controls visual style definitions in the Drawing Explorer.

VsCurrent - sets the visual style at the command line.

 

 


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