Change item appearance

You can change the appearance of model items in the modeling area.

Procedure

  1. Select the model items whose appearance you want to define.
  2. Activate the Start tab bar.
  3. Click Representation Appearance. The appearance selection opens.
  4. Click Shaded if the selected items are to have a shadow. The check box is enabled.
    Connections cannot have a shadow.
  5. Click 3-D effect if the selected items are to be displayed in 3-D style. The check box is enabled.
    Connections cannot be displayed in a 3-D style.
  6. Click Active if the selected items are to be displayed as inactive. The check box is disabled. Objects are displayed without color and with a gray border, connections are displayed in gray. Graphic objects cannot be displayed as inactive.

You have defined the appearance of model items. To change a setting again, click the relevant option again.