Preset Visual Styles

DraftSight provides preset Visual Styles that you can edit to create customized Visual Styles.

You can adjust lighting for realism, refine edge visibility, or choose a specific face style to shape the design environment according to project requirements.

Visual Style Description
2D Wireframe Uses only lines and curves without shading or rendering.
Wireframe Suitable for viewing and editing 3D models with lines and curves.
Hidden Uses hidden lines removed to provide a clear view of visible lines.
Realistic Adds realistic lighting and shading to the model, providing a lifelike representation of materials and textures.
Conceptual Applies a stylized rendering to the model, emphasizing contours and shapes. Useful for conceptual design and artistic presentations.
Shaded Displays the model with flat shading.
Shaded with Edges Combines shaded surfaces with visible edges to define the boundaries of objects in the model.
Shades of Gray Displays the drawing in varying shades of gray to differentiate between different objects and their elevations. This provides a monochromatic, effective representation.
X-Ray Makes all objects transparent so you can see through the model. Helpful for analyzing complex assemblies.
Sketchy Applies a hand-drawn, sketch-like appearance to the model, giving it a more artistic and informal look.