Std SetAppearance/en

Description
This tool makes it possible to define the appearance (viewing mode, material and display) of selected objects.

Usage

 * 1) Select at least one object.
 * 2) In the Model tree or in the 3D view, right-click and select  in the contextual menu.
 * 3) Define properties;  see Options.
 * 4) Press.

Options
Launching the tool opens a separate Display properties window.

Viewing mode
Sets the draw style. The drop down menu provides 4 choices:
 * Flat Lines: faces are shaded and edges are visible.
 * Shaded: faces are shaded and edges are hidden.
 * Wireframe: only edges are shown, faces are hidden and the model appears completely transparent.
 * Points: only vertices are shown.

These can also be set globally from the menu or from the view toolbar, or per object from the View tab.

Material

 * A drop down menu lists ready-made materials (default, aluminum, brass, bronze...).
 * The button opens a Material properties dialog to edit ambient, diffuse, emissive and specular colors, as well as shininess.
 * Color plot: unsupported at this time.
 * Shape color: sets the color of faces. Press the button to open a color picker.
 * Line color: sets the color of edges. Press the button to open a color picker.

Display

 * Point size: sets the vertex size in pixels.
 * Line width: sets the edges width in pixels.
 * Transparency: sets the transparency of faces, in percentage. 0 is solid (opaque) and 100 is fully transparent.
 * Line transparency: unsupported at this time.