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System Options > Drawings > Display Style

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appearing immediately after the screen capture of the System Options - Display Style dialog corresponds to the settings on that dialog.
titled Obsolete Enumerators contains enumerators that previously appeared on the System Options - Display Style dialog, but are now obsolete and no longer appear on that dialog.

Setting	Get/Set Methods	Return Value or <Value> or <OnFlag>	Comment
Display style - Wireframe	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swHiddenEdgeDisplayDefault) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swHiddenEdgeDisplayDefault, <swDisplayMode_e.swWIREFRAME)	See swDisplayMode_e for valid options
Display style - Hidden lines visible	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swHiddenEdgeDisplayDefault) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swHiddenEdgeDisplayDefault, <swDisplayMode_e.swHIDDEN_GREYED)	See swDisplayMode_e for valid options
Display style - Hidden lines removed	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swHiddenEdgeDisplayDefault) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swHiddenEdgeDisplayDefault, <swDisplayMode_e.swHIDDEN)	See swDisplayMode_e for valid options
Display style - Shaded with edges	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swHiddenEdgeDisplayDefault) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swHiddenEdgeDisplayDefault, <swDisplayMode_e.swSHADED)	See swDisplayMode_e for valid options	To display a drawing view shaded with edges, also set ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingsDefaultDisplayTypeHLREdgesWhenShaded, True)
Display style - Shaded	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingsDefaultDisplayTypeHLREdgesWhenShaded) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingsDefaultDisplayTypeHLREdgesWhenShaded, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value
Tangent edges - Visible	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swTangentEdgeDisplayDefault) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swTangentEdgeDisplayDefault, <swDisplayTangentEdges_e.swTangentEdgesVisible)	See swDisplayTangentEdges_e for valid options	Specifies tangent edges using a solid line
Tangent edges - Use font	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swTangentEdgeDisplayDefault) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swTangentEdgeDisplayDefault, <swDisplayTangentEdges_e.swTangentEdgesVisibleAndFonted)	See swDisplayTangentEdges_e for valid options	Specifies tangent edges using a line in the default font
Tangent edges - Hide ends	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingHideEnds) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDrawingHideEnds, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to hide the start and end segments of tangent edges
Tangent edges - Removed	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swTangentEdgeDisplayDefault) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceIntegerValue(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swTangentEdgeDisplayDefault, <swDisplayTangentEdges_e.swTangentEdgesHidden)	See swDisplayTangentEdges_e for valid options	Specifies to not display tangent edges
Edge quality for wireframe and hidden views - High/Draft quality	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swEdgeQualityWireframeHiddenViews) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swEdgeQualityWireframeHiddenViews, False)	Boolean value	True for high edge quality for wireframe and hidden views; false for draft edge quality
Edge quality for shaded edge views - High/Draft quality	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swEdgeQualityShadedEdgeViews) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swEdgeQualityShadedEdgeViews, True)	Boolean value	True for high edge quality for shaded edge views; false for draft edge quality

Obsolete Enumerators

Enumerator	Comment
swDrawingsDefaultDisplayTypeFastHLRHLV	Obsolete; specified the display quality for new drawing views

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