Adjusting visual styles
3D objects can be displayed in various ways or styles in AutoCAD with varying degrees of details and complexity, ranging from simple outline edges up to shaded surfaces with realistic materials. Several preset visual styles are available to choose from, as well as the ability to tweak different aspects of each visual style or even create a new one.
Preset visual styles
Several preset visual styles are available to choose from. You can access this list of visual styles by clicking on the visual style button located in the Layers & View panel in the Home tab, or the Visual Styles panel in the Visualize tab in the 3D Basics workspace, as shown in the following screenshot:
Figure 10.17: Location of the preset visual styles list in the 3D Basics workspace
If you are using the 3D Modeling workspace, you can find the visual style button in the View panel in the Home tab, or the Visual Styles panel in the Visualize tab, as shown in...
