Alibre Design

Chapter 9 - Working with Parts9.16 Display AccelerationYou can speed up the processing of large designs by entering Display Acceleration mode. This isachieved by simplifying the design according to user-defined options. This option can be used indesigns (including parts, assemblies, sheet metal parts, exploded assemblies, and DesignBooleans), but not in drawings or BOMs. Some menu items will be unavailable while in DisplayAcceleration.‣ To set preferences for Display Acceleration:1. In a part or assembly workspace, from the File menu, select Properties.2. Select the Display tab.3. Check your desired options for Display Acceleration:• Coarse Display - Flat shading will be selected, no reflectivity will be used, visibleand silhouette edges will not be shown. If this option is checked, changing thedisplay options (wireframe, shaded, etc.) will not change the display of the model.• Simplified Display Meshes - The complexity of meshes will be reduced, which willreduce the visual precision of the parts.• Remove Details on View Manipulation - During rotate, pan, and zoom operations,some faces and small parts will be left out of the display. These will be returned tothe display after the operation is completed.• No rollover until mouse pauses - If this option is checked, the you will not see anyitems highlight as you move the cursor until the mouse has paused for thedesignated amount of time. At that time, whatever item the cursor is paused over willhighlight.4. Choose Apply, then Close.‣ To enter Display Acceleration:1. From the View menu, select Display Acceleration.243