Solids Mode ( Modeling )

Tool summary :

• Lets you invoke -- via your mouse -- commands for changing the member display style to stick, solids opaque, or solids tranparent main.
• Modes can be reconfigured by users in Mode Configuration . This documentation explains the defaults for this mode.
• To activate Solids Mode :
  

  • Method 1 : Click the Solids Mode icon. The icon can be taken from the group named ' View -- Solids Mode ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

  • Method 2 : If " Modeling layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose View > Solids Mode .

  • Method 3, 4 or 5 : Surface Mode can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

  • Note: If you have nested this mode inside another mode using Mode Configuration , you can invoke this mode's mouse bindings from within that other mode by clicking the appropriate mouse button. To bring back the mouse bindings of the original mode, use Mode Return (or Esc ).
• 3-button mouse bindings:
  
  

  no key pressed

  Stick Trans Main Opaque

  
  
  • Left-click ( Trans Main ) invokes Solid Transparent Main .
  • Middle-click ( Stick ) invokes Stick .
  • Right-click ( Opaque ) invokes Solid Opaque .
  • Scroll up invokes Zoom In to Pointer .
  • Scroll down invokes Zoom Out to Pointer .
    
    

    All Stick All TM  All Opaque

    Shift key pressed

  • Left-click ( All TM ) invokes Change All to Solid Transparent Main .
  • Middle-click ( All Stick ) invokes Change All to Stick .
  • Right-click ( All Opaque ) invokes Change All to Solid Opaque .
• If you find yourself stuck while executing a command and want to bring back the original mouse bindings, click the mouse button for Return (usually right-click). If Return is not shown on the mouse binding reporter, press Esc to execute Mode Return .

Also see :

• Modes (topic)
• Select Items (base mode in Modeling )
• Mode Configuration (to configure a mode)
• Clear Mode Stack (to go directly back to the base mode)
• Mouse button binding reporter (shows mouse button to press)
• Mode Return (or press Esc to go back to base mode or previous mode)
• Mouse buttons ( User and Site Options -- sets number of mouse bindings)
• Display Solids as Edged (setup for solids display)
• Solids & Stick Forms (topic)

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