# How to set the background to pure white in the rendering?

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**Category:** Modeling Questions\
**Created:** [June 24, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508 "2025-06-24T12:20:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Zonghu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ac91a4/32.png) [@Zonghu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zonghu)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 12:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/1 "2025-06-24T12:20:16Z")

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Dear Sharp 3D team,

I want to know how can I set the background to pure white in the rendering (while the default is a little bit grey). The operation system is MacOS. Many thanks!

Zonghu

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 12:24pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/2 "2025-06-24T12:24:52Z")

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Choose Colored mood environment and and set background to #FFFFFF

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**Author:** ![Zonghu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ac91a4/32.png) [@Zonghu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zonghu)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 12:37pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/3 "2025-06-24T12:37:06Z")

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Thanks for your kind help!! Actually, I want to take a screenshot of my modeling into a report, so I want the background can be the same as the Word page (like the attached pic).

 ![pic](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/f/7/f778caeaa5b55bf7fcb7511f99f1118deb2904c6.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 12:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/4 "2025-06-24T12:38:22Z")

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Perhaps in that case transparent background is a better idea.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/d/8/d8b20b1f1b40a35be8d15e952ffe1ce2c8e54576.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Zonghu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ac91a4/32.png) [@Zonghu](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Zonghu)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2025, 12:41pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/5 "2025-06-24T12:41:41Z")

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Yeah! That’s it! Thank you very much! 😀 😀

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**Author:** ![forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@forest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/forest)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2026, 6:46pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/6 "2026-03-14T18:46:10Z")

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similar question: is there a way that i can use the “black and white stage” environment preset but have a transparent background so that my video shows up with a true white background instead of the way the standard white background shows up slightly gray? how would i do this?

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**Author:** ![forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@forest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/forest)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/7 "2026-03-21T21:45:07Z")

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hi @xdrakosha, your idea of the transparent background works for me if i use a screen capture as a snapshot. i want to do a screen recording of me panning through the model as a video and have the background white. is there a way to get a white background for that? thank you!

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/8 "2026-03-21T21:57:15Z")

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> [@forest](#):
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> recording of me panning through the model as a video and have the background white

What’s stopping you from using the same approach, but recording a video?

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**Author:** ![forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@forest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/forest)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2026, 10:30pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/9 "2026-03-21T22:30:01Z")

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thanks for responding. when i use transparent background the screen capture comes out with white background. when i do a screen recording of me panning with transparent background it shows the transparency checkerboard. the background looks slightly gray in your video, which is what i am trying to avoid. i want bright white.

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 6:18am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/10 "2026-03-22T06:18:32Z")

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> [@forest](#):
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> the background looks slightly gray in your video

You’re right. Here is another video with white background 🙂

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**Author:** ![forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@forest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/forest)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 10:56am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/11 "2026-03-22T10:56:53Z")

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oh, that’s great! how did you do that?

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/12 "2026-03-22T10:58:41Z")

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> [@forest](#):
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> how did you do that?

Recorded video in screenshot mode.

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**Author:** ![forest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f1d935/32.png) [@forest](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/forest)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 4:27pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/13 "2026-03-27T16:27:57Z")

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hi @Xdrakosha

could you explain how to record a video in screenshot mode?

i only see the capture button which creates still images.

thanks!

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/14 "2026-03-27T16:39:29Z")

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> [@forest](#):
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> i only see the capture button which creates still images.

Just use external recorder, for example standard mac screen recorder.

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**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 5:12pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/15 "2026-03-27T17:12:32Z")

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@Xdrakosha i’m not sure what is getting lost in translation…

i am using the standard mac screen recording on my ipad. when i do so the standard background is gray (like in your first video)

i tried using the transparent background suggested in the thread and using the standard mac screen recording and i got a checkerboard background.

i liked the 2nd video you provided showing a white background and asked how you did it, you said you “Recorded video in screenshot mode.”

i do not see a way to access screenshot mode and am wondering if you can provide instructions for how to access it?

thank you 🙂

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/16 "2026-03-27T17:16:49Z")

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> [@forest](#):
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> i do not see a way to access screenshot mode and am wondering if you can provide instructions for how to access it?

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/4/c4f8cf946ab0c4f580fb4b514536f514bb28ade1.png)

By pressing “Screenshot” you’ll get into screenshot mode.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/c/9/c918b475f6fb6511c18d9463c19691ff6771535e.png)

Transparency - ON makes background pure white.

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**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/17 "2026-03-27T19:58:37Z")

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@Xdrakosha hm. thanks for that. maybe its just not visible on ipad. i don’t know why i don’t see that.

 ![IMG_0629](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/4/946839c2bde3888f046a2da377b203808e790813.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Xdrakosha](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/xdrakosha/32/24881_2.png) [@Xdrakosha](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Xdrakosha)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/18 "2026-03-27T20:00:43Z")

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> [@forest](#):
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> i don’t see that.

Because you’re in rendering mode. Get back to modeling and you’ll see the “Screenshot” button.

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**Post date:** [April 5, 2026, 10:28pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/19 "2026-04-05T22:28:36Z")

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oh, ok. thanks for pointing that out. i wanted the screen recording in rendering mode.

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**Post date:** [April 6, 2026, 5:59am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/how-to-set-the-background-to-pure-white-in-the-rendering/38508/20 "2026-04-06T05:59:13Z")

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> [@forest](#):
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> i wanted the screen recording in rendering mode.

Just switch Display mode to “Visualised” and you’ll get same result as in rendering mode.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/2/1212f31c6a52be6384b0ef7662945293cc76c1ba.jpeg)

But that will bring shadows and lights so you’ll end up with gray BG again.

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