Explainer: Appearance Properties in FreeCAD
FreeCAD 1.0 introduced a new, refactored material system, which includes updated appearance properties of FreeCAD objects. What was previously one property ‘Shape color’ is now six new properties in the ‘Shape Appearance’ group of properties. This article explains how to set up these properties to achieve the desired surface look.

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Explainer: Appearance Properties in FreeCAD

FreeCAD 1.0 introduced a new, refactored material system, which includes updated appearance properties of FreeCAD objects. What was previously one property ‘Shape color’ is now six new properties i…

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