{"id":1247,"date":"2019-05-04T16:17:53","date_gmt":"2019-05-04T15:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/?p=1247"},"modified":"2023-09-07T15:54:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T14:54:17","slug":"wireframe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wireframe\/","title":{"rendered":"Wireframe Overlay"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fe0d37dd0f1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69fe0d37dd0f1\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wireframe\/#global-wireframe\" >Global Wireframe<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wireframe\/#individual-wireframes\" >Individual Wireframes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wireframe\/#wireframe-decimation\" >Wireframe decimation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>For newer versions of Blender <b>wireframe overlay<\/b>, the ability to see the underlying &#8216;wireframe&#8217; structure of a selection, can be set as a <i>global<\/i> and <i>individual<\/i> display option, i.e. when enabled everything within a Scene, and\/or individual objects, will be drawn with a wireframe.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: Wireframe <b>overly<\/b> differs from Wireframe <b>display<\/b> mode and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/freestyle\/\">wire or outline rendering<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/wireframe-disabled.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/wireframe-disabled.jpg\" alt=\"When disabled objects appear without a wireframe overlay\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>A simple scene (in <b>Solid<\/b> display mode) with a lot of straight edges shows objects drawn in their default state, without a wireframe overlay (wireframe overlay differs to other forms of wire or outline display).<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"global-wireframe\"><\/span>Global Wireframe<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To activate wireframe overlay globally, that is for everything to be drawn with a wireframe, click the drop-down menu to the right of the <b>Display overlays<\/b> button [1] upper-right of the <b>3D View<\/b>. In the <b>Viewport Overlays<\/b> menu that appears click the <b>Wireframe<\/b> checkbox [2] under <b>Geometry<\/b> too enable. All objects will immediately appear with wire overlay in the 3D View.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: global wireframe is not selection dependent, once set all objects appear with wire regardless. Wireframe overlay also does not appear when Wireframe is set as the active display mode, they appear in <b>Solid<\/b> and other draw modes only.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/global-wireframe.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/global-wireframe.jpg\" alt=\"Enabling Wireframe in display overlays options\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- <video poster=\"\" controls=\"controls\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\">\n<source src=\"\/images\/tutorials\/viewpoint-navigation.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n<source src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/wireframe-global.ogg\" type=\"video\/ogg\" \/>\n<source src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/wireframe-global.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\" \/><\/video> --><i>To display a wireframe around every object in a Scene, activate <b>Wireframe<\/b> [2] in <b>Viewport Overlays<\/b> [1] display options, upper-right of the 3D View (ensure the <b>Display overlays<\/b> buttons is enabled).<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"individual-wireframes\"><\/span>Individual Wireframes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>To draw <i>individual objects<\/i> with a wireframe overlay, select an object in the 3D View, access <b>Object Properties<\/b> [3] then under <b>Viewport Display<\/b> options click the <b>Wireframe<\/b> checkbox [4] to enable. The selection will immediately appear with wireframe overlay shown.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: individually enabling wireframe overrides the global setting when OFF; enabling or disabling the latter has no effect on the former when ON.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/individual-wireframe.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/individual-wireframe.jpg\" alt=\"Enabling the display of wireframes individually\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<!-- <video poster=\"\" controls=\"controls\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\">\n<source src=\"\/images\/tutorials\/viewpoint-navigation.mp4\" type=\"video\/mp4\" \/>\n<source src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/wireframe-individual.ogg\" type=\"video\/ogg\" \/><source src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/wireframe-individual.webm\" type=\"video\/webm\" \/><\/video> --><i>To view an individual objects wireframe, in <b>Object Properties<\/b> [3] enable the <b>Wireframe<\/b> [4] setting &#8211; this overrides the global setting, displaying a wireframe regardless.<\/i><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"wireframe-decimation\"><\/span>Wireframe decimation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>When wireframe is enabled globally or individually, for dense scenes or on particularly detailed meshes, too many edges can be distracting. To control this an <i>overlay value<\/i> can be set that adjusts the number of, or propensity for, Blender to draw every line it finds.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: by default, when enabled, every line is drawn.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To set, in the <b>Viewport Overlays<\/b> [5] options menu left click and type in the <b>Wireframe<\/b> [6] input field, or left-click drag to adjust, <b>1.000<\/b> draws all lines, <b>0.000<\/b> none, a value of <b>0.200<\/b> will draw most major edges (default 0.250).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><b>Design note<\/b>: adjusting the value affects lines drawn globally and individually.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/wireframe-density.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/images\/tutorials\/wireframe\/wireframe-density.jpg\" alt=\"Reducing the amount of lines drawn\" width=\"900px\" height=\"500px\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<i>The number of lines drawn when wireframe is enabled globally or individually can be adjusted in <b>Viewport Overlays<\/b> [5] where a Wireframe value can be set &#8211; <b>1.000<\/b> draws all lines, <b>0.000<\/b> none, a value of <b>0.200<\/b> will draw all major edges (approximately) [6].<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5170,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,230],"tags":[384,485,483,482,305,484,481],"class_list":["post-1247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blender","category-tutorials","tag-3d-view","tag-display-mode","tag-viewport","tag-viewport-overlays","tag-wireframe","tag-wireframe-display","tag-wireframe-overlay"],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1247"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5169,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1247\/revisions\/5169"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.katsbits.com\/codex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}