Modeler Wire

Modeler Wire creates an on-screen wireframe preview of a scene, either a single frame or an entire animation. The wireframe of each surface has the same color as the shader assigned to that surface. You can save the output of a Modeler Wire render, or record it to a video device.

Using Modeler Wire

Unlike other rendering operations that work only in the perspective window, the modeler wire render occurs in the active window.

To use Modeler Wire:

1

Set the following options:

See Animation on page 397.

• If you want to Modeler Wire render an entire animation, open the Render Globals window (Render > Globals), and set Animation ON. If you want to Modeler Wire render a single frame, set Animation OFF.

See Output Image on page 369.

• If you want to save the Modeler Wire output, open the Global Quick Rendering Parameters window (Render > Quick render ), set Output Image ON, and click Save.

See To record a Quick Render animation to a video device: on page 364.

• If you want to record the Modeler Wire output to a video device, open the Global Quick Rendering Parameters window (Render > Quick render ), set Record ON, and click Save.

2

Select Render > Modeler wire. The background of the active window changes to the background color, and all surfaces are displayed as colored wireframes.

3

If you are Modeler Wire rendering a single frame, click anywhere to close the Modeler Wire render.

If you are Modeler Wire rendering an entire animation, the Modeler Wire render will close automatically when the animation ends.

To open the Render Model Wire Options window:

• Select Render > Modeler wire .

Render Model Wire Options

Mode

Determines the appearance of objects in the Modeler Wire rendered image. The default setting is Thin Lines.

Thick Lines	thick wireframe over the background color
Thin Lines	thin wireframe over the background color
Current Window	surfaces (and the background) appear exactly as they do in the modeling windows (for example, smooth lines, Shade, hulls, CVs)