Viewport 3D Rendering

[jg@swcm]

Hi, I'm trying to figure out which rendering settings would best fit this bench detail and I'm not having much luck. Attached is a screenshot of the detail with OpenGL and outside lines drawn in the sheet layer viewport rendering. I'm using orthogonal views of my 3D modeled bench. I'd like it to look like a standard construction document elevation but as you can see circled in red, it adds in shading at my curved objects and angled vertical faces. Is there a setting to turn this off so everything is just white and outlined in black? When I use the Hidden Line render mode, my curved arm rests look like spider webs with all of the lines printing that make up the "smooth curve".

[Sebastiaan]

12 minutes ago, jg@swcm said:

Hi, I'm trying to figure out which rendering settings would best fit this bench detail and I'm not having much luck. Attached is a screenshot of the detail with OpenGL and outside lines drawn in the sheet layer viewport rendering. I'm using orthogonal views of my 3D modeled bench. I'd like it to look like a standard construction document elevation but as you can see circled in red, it adds in shading at my curved objects and angled vertical faces. Is there a setting to turn this off so everything is just white and outlined in black? When I use the Hidden Line render mode, my curved arm rests look like spider webs with all of the lines printing that make up the "smooth curve".

you can turn off “use shadows” in the background render settings of the viewport. 
 

also you can turn of ambient occlusion in the lighting options of the viewport. 
 

Edit:  just tried it myself and that is not the fix you want sorry. 

Edited March 13, 2020 by Sebastiaan

[jg@swcm]

Both shadows and ambient occlusion are already turned off. It's not a cast shadow, it's a darkness that is applied to sloping or curving faces. Not sure where I turn this fun "feature" off...

[Sebastiaan]

I just did another quick try, you could use an artistic renderworks mode. Attached screenshot are from a circle on it's side. First an openGL and then the artistic renderworks with a screenshot of the setting. Not sure what that would do to your arm rests, but you could give it a try.

 

OpenGL

 

Artistic

 

 

 

Edited March 13, 2020 by Sebastiaan

[CipesDesign]

The standard way to do this would probably be in Hidden Line, and with various different views (Plan; Front; Side; Section(s)) to show design intent. If you need to hide the shading on the curve (in the front view you posted) you could just draw over it in Annotations.

[Matt Panzer]

Have you tried using Hidden Line render mode and adjusting the Smoothing Angle in the Render Settings?