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General Panel (Object Properties Dialog) 119
Frozen objects appear in the viewports, but cannot
be manipulated. To unf reeze frozen objects, use
the Display panel (page 3–775) or choose To ols >
Display Floater (page 3 –775).
Note: Objects residing on a frozen layer are
automatically frozen, regardless of this setting.
Tip: The Layer Manager (page 3–656) is the easiest
way to f reeze groups of objects or layers.
Display Properties group
By Object/By Layer—Toggles between object
settings or object layer settings. Object settings
affect only the object or objects selected. Object
layer settings affect a ll objects on the same layer a s
the selected object.
Note: If multiple objects are selected and have
different By L ayer settings, this button will read
‘Mixed’.
See-Thr ough—Makes the object or selection
translucentinviewports. Thissettinghasno
effect on rendering: it simply lets you see what
is behind an object in a crowded scene, and
especially to adjust the position of objects behind
the see-through object. Default=off.
Note: This option is also available in the Display
panel (page 3–775) and by choosing Tools >
Display Floater (page 3 –775).
You can customize the color of see-through objects
by using the Colors panel (page 3–799) of the
Customize > Customize User Interface dialog (page
3–792).
Ke yboard shortcut (default):
Alt+X
Display a s B ox—Toggles the display of selected
objects, both 3D objects and 2D shapes, as
bounding boxes (page 3–919).Producesminimum
geometric complexity for rapid display in
view por ts. Default=off.
Note: This option is also available in the Display
panel (page 3–775) and by choosing Tools >
Display Floater (page 3–775).
Backface Cull—Toggles the display of faces with
normals (page 3–980) that point away from the
view. When on, you see through the wi reframe
to the backfaces. Applies only to wireframe
view por ts. Default=on.
Note: This option is also available in the Display
panel (page 3–775) and by choosing Tools >
Display Floater (page 3–775).