Open View Options Dialog
- Last UpdatedDec 19, 2025
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The options for a particular graphics window (covering how to display surfaces and curves, special modes of operation and which layers to show) are contained in the View Options dialog.
Open the View Options dialog
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To open, you can:
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Select the menu item VIEW \ OPTIONS...,
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Click the
icon in the View toolbar.
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Select OPTIONS... from the graphics window pop-up menu.
Note: Methods 1 and 2 access the view options of the active graphics window, so ensure the view to be altered is active.

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Having made any alterations in the dialog, click Apply or OK (also closes the dialog) to apply the changes, or Cancel to close the dialog, discarding any changes since the last apply.
There are three pages Display, Modes and Layers, covering various aspects of the view; each are described in the following pages.