Std SetAppearance

Description
The Std SetAppearance command shows the Display properties task panel for selected objects.



Usage

 * 1) Select one or more objects.
 * 2) There are several ways to invoke the command:
 * 3) * Select the option from the menu.
 * 4) * Select the option from the Tree view context menu or 3D view context menu.
 * 5) * Use the keyboard shortcut: +.
 * 6) Change one or more display properties. See Options. The objects will update immediately.
 * 7) Optionally select one or more new objects whose display properties you want to change.
 * 8) Press the  button to close the task panel and finish the command.

Viewing mode

 * Select a from the dropdown list. The available options are: 'Flat lines', 'Shaded' (not for Draft objects), 'Wireframe' and 'Points'. See the Std DrawStyle command for more information.

Material

 * Select a predefined material from the dropdown list ('Default', 'Aluminum', 'Brass', 'Bronze', etc.).
 * Press the button to open the Material properties dialog box and edit the ambient, diffuse, emissive and specular colors, as well as the shininess.
 * Color plot: not yet functional.
 * Shape color: sets the property. Press the button to open the Select color dialog box.
 * Line color: sets the property. Press the button to open the Select color dialog box.

Display

 * Point size: sets the property (in pixels).
 * Line width: sets the property (in pixels).
 * Transparency: sets the property (in percentage). 0% is opaque, 100% is fully transparent.
 * Line transparency: not yet functional.