View Settings

Use the View Settings tool to display the model using perspective or ambient occlusion.

Click View Settings and click a view.

Perspective

You can display a perspective view of models. A perspective view is the view normally seen by the eye. Parallel lines recede into the distance to a vanishing point.

Click View Settings > Perspective or View > Perspective to display a perspective view of the model.
Perspective_No.gif   Perspective_Yes.gif
Front view   Perspective view
Perspective views created in SOLIDWORKS drawings are not shaded in eDrawings.

Using Ambient Occlusion

You can view models with ambient occlusion in eDrawings. Ambient occlusion is a global lighting method that adds realism to models by controlling the attenuation of ambient light due to occluded areas. It also provides clarity between components.

Ambient occlusion can affect performance.

To use ambient occlusion:

  1. Click Options or Tools > Options.
  2. In the dialog box, on the General tab, under Performance, select Graphics Boost and Fastest speed and click OK.
  3. Click View Settings > Ambient Occlusion (Heads-up View toolbar) or View > Ambient Occlusion.