Display

 

 
  This tab deals with the following categories of options:
 

Active Lights
 
  This area lets you control the display of active lights, whether they be standard or area light sources.

Wireframe display

Displays the representation of the light source in wireframe mode:
 

 

Spot light source: wireframe display
  By default, this option is activated.
   
 

Shaded display

Displays the representation of the light source in shading mode as shown below:
 
 

Spot light source: shaded display
  You can use the manipulators to interactively position the light source as you would do for the default wireframe representation.
This display helps you visualize more easily which part of the object is illuminated as shown below:
 
   
  Note that the color of the shaded representation corresponds to the color defined for the light source (via the Lighting tab in the Properties dialog box). In the above example, the light intensity has been assigned a green color.

By default, this option is cleared.
 

Inactive Lights
 
 

No display

Turns off inactive light display.

By default, this option is activated.
 

Full display

Turns on inactive light display.

By default, this option is cleared.
 

Inactive Environments
 
 

No display

Turns off the inactive environment display.

By default, this option is activated.
 

Simplified display

Displays inactive environments in a simplified way.

By default, this option is cleared.
 

Full display

Turns on the inactive environment display.

By default, this option is cleared.
  Note: dynamic reflections are no longer supported.
 

Light Manipulator
 
 

Show normal

This option is relevant only when the Position along Normal or Position Specular command is active. It allows you to display the normal of the surface when you move the mouse over the surface and therefore, helps you to position the light source.

To be able to use this option, you need to activate the light source (either by clicking the light symbol in the geometry area or by selecting the light in the Light Commands toolbar) then, move your mouse over the surface to see the normal:
 
 

The option is activated

The option is not activated
  By default, this option is cleared.