View > Display

Setting	Get/Set Methods	Return Value or <Value> or <OnFlag>	Comment
Shadows in Shaded Mode	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayShadowsInShadedMode) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayShadowsInShadedMode, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to display a shadow under the model
Ambient Occlusion	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayAmbientOcclusionShadows) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayAmbientOcclusionShadows, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to use global lighting that adds realism to models by controlling the attenuation of ambient light due to occluded areas; available in all scenes when you use RealView graphics
RealView Graphics	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayRealViewGraphics) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayRealViewGraphics, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to display a model with hardware accelerated shaders
Cartoon	ISldWorks::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayCartoon) ISldWorks::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swDisplayCartoon, <OnFlag>)	Boolean value	Specifies whether to apply a cartoon effect to model edges and faces

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