GMS:Solid Display Options

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The Display Options dialog showing the Solids tab.

The properties of all solid data that GMS displays on the screen can be controlled through the Solids tab of the Display Options dialog. This dialog is opened by right-clicking on the File:SolidsFolder.GIF Solid Data entry in the Project Explorer and selecting the Display Options command. It can also be accessed from the from the Display menu or the File:Dispopts.gif Display Options macro. The following table describes the display options available for the solids module.

Display Option	Description
Solid edges	The Solid edges item is used to display the edges of the solid. The solids are either drawn using the default cell color or the color of the material associated with each solid. The color of the solid edges can be adjusted according to the following options: Auto – draws the material color if faces are not displayed. Uses black or white if the faces are displayed Specified – used the color specified next to the solid edges Material – displays the material color of the solid
Solid faces	The Solid faces item causes the faces of the solid to be drawn as filled polygons.