Chapter 2

Pop-up Menus

in Element View

Window

View Mode – Front/Right/Left/Back/Top/Bottom/Isometric/Perspective

Changing View Mode

This command is used to change view mode for windows.

Operating Procedure

1 Select [View Mode] from a pop-up menu, and then click [Front], [Right], [Left], [Back], [Top], [Bottom], [Isomet- ric] or [Perspective].

The view mode will be changed.

Rendering Mode – Wireframe/Shading/Texture Mapping/Wire- frame + Shading/Wireframe + Texture Mapping

Changing Rendering Mode

This command is used to change rendering mode for windows.

Operating Procedure

1 Select [Rendering Mode] from a pop- up menu, and then click [Wireframe], [Shading], [Texture Mapping], [Wire- frame + Shading] or [Wireframe + Texture Mapping].

The rendering mode will be changed.

•If Shading mode is selected, rear-facing sur- faces will be displayed in Wireframe mode.

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Show Vertex/Hide Vertex

[F9]

Showing or Hiding Vertices

This command is used to set whether to show or hide vertices.

Operating Procedure When Vertices are Currently Hidden

1 From the pop-up menu, click [Show Vertex]. The vertices will be shown.

Operating Procedure When Vertices are Currently Shown

1 From the pop-up menu, click [Hide Vertex]. The vertices will be hidden.

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