Variant

The Variant options let you specify the appearance of variant thumbnails.

This page discusses:

Thumbnails

Option available for Product / Position / Material

Select the elements to capture in the thumbnail:

  • Capture all 3D: captures the whole 3D scene, as seen from the current viewpoint.
  • Capture selected 3D: centers, reframes on, and captures only the objects selected to create the variant.

By default, Capture all 3D is selected.

Option available for Product / Position / Material / Viewpoint / Stage
Select Capture environment to render the thumbnail with the currently active environment. Clear this option to render the thumbnail with a transparent background.

By default, this option is not selected.

Viewpoint Activation
Select Restore view shading modes to restore the view settings and shading modes when the viewpoint variant is activated.

By default, this option is selected.

Option available for Environment

Select which elements should be captured in the thumbnail:

  • Capture all 3D + environment: captures the whole 3D scene, as seen from the current viewpoint, as well as the environment.
  • Capture environment only: captures the environment only.

By default, Capture all 3D + environment is selected.

Viewpoint Activation

Restore view shading modes

Select this option to restore the view settings and shading modes when the viewpoint variant is activated.

By default, this option is selected.