Rendering View Attributes

Rendering View Attributes

Several rendering settings are controlled in the Rendering View Attributes dialog box, which is opened by selecting Settings > Rendering > View Attributes.

Rendering View Attributes with Display options

View Number

This sets the view for which rendering view attribute settings are displayed.

Delayed Display

If on, rendering is not displayed as it is performed. Instead, the entire rendered image is displayed only at the conclusion of the rendering process.

• Advantages: Faster rendering, particularly with slow display hardware. Also, if the display is not true color, delayed images use a superior dithering process, resulting in a much better image on a 16-color display, and a subtle improvement on a 256-color display.

• Disadvantages: More memory (4 bytes per pixel) is required for delayed display. If antialiasing or transparency is performed, this will require more memory again. Delayed display gives no visual indication that rendering is in progress.

Pattern/Bump Maps

If on, Pattern/Bump maps are displayed in the view.

Shadows

If on, Shadows in phong shaded models are displayed in the view.

Transparency

If on, materials that have a Transmit value greater than 0 are displayed with a translucent appearance. With phong rendering, transparent objects are updated last when rendering the view.