User Guide
User Guide
User Guide

Change SmartSolid Display

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(3D only) Used to:

Change Smart Solid Display Tool Settings

  
Tool SettingEffect
Surface/Solid Iso Lines

Sets the number of rule lines that represent a full 360º of curvature of curved surfaces for SmartSolids and SmartSurfaces.

  • U Rules
    • — Sets the number of lines in the U direction.
  • V Rules
    • — Sets the number of lines in the V direction.
Smart Surface/Solid

Lets you set the Display Mode for SmartSurfaces and SmartSolids.

  • Display mode
    • — Sets the display mode for SmartSurfaces and SmartSolids:

    • Surfaces — Required only if the design is to be rendered with earlier versions of MicroStation.

    • Wireframe — The default display mode, which should be used unless the design is to be rendered with an earlier version of MicroStation.

Suppress Rule Lines

Lets you suppress, or turn off, the display of rule lines for particular faces on SmartSolids and SmartSurfaces.

  • B-spline faces
    • — If on, display of rule lines on B-spline faces can be suppressed.
  • Complex Blending Faces
    • — If on, display of rule lines on complex blending faces can be suppressed.
To change the SmartSolid display settings of an element
  1. Select the Change SmartSolid Display tool.

  2. Make changes to the settings, as required.

  3. Identify the solid.

  4. Accept.

    Changing the SmartSolid display from Wireframe Mode to Surface Mode (with Surface/Solid Iso Lines set at 5).

    Left: Identify the solid (1).

    Center: Accept to effect the change (2).

    Right: The same solid displayed in surface mode with Surface Rule Lines increased from 5 to 10.

      

Key-in: CHANGE BREP DISPLAY