# Turning off shading **URL:** \ **Category:** Modeling Questions\ **Created:** [June 10, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370 "2024-06-10T13:38:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1

**Author:** ![HardFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@HardFace](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HardFace)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 1:38pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/1 "2024-06-10T13:38:07Z")

Is it possible to turn off shading while in modeling mode? I’d like to export a screenshot of my model displaying only the edges. ---

**Author:** ![Do.B](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/do.b/32/26243_2.png) [@Do.B](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Do.B)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 4:06pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/2 "2024-06-10T16:06:04Z")

would “Show Hidden Edges” help? ![Screenshot 2024-06-10 at 18.05.02](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/7/b/7bb5f27be0da148565b9ab336d285262db65564b.png) ---

**Author:** ![PEC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/67e7ee/32.png) [@PEC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/PEC)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/3 "2024-06-10T17:09:31Z")

Hi The only way I know is to go to visualization, make all the bodies transparent, and go back in modeling mode. ---

**Author:** ![HardFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@HardFace](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HardFace)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 7:04am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/4 "2024-06-12T07:04:48Z")

Thanks. Your suggestion came pretty close but I need black lines and white surfaces with no shading. Maybe it’ll be a future feature with the added ability to change line weight. Yeah yeah I know. That’s close to Sketchup. ---

**Author:** ![HardFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@HardFace](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HardFace)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/5 "2024-06-12T07:05:09Z")

Thanks, my model looked cool but I need it to look like a plain old drawing with no shading on any surfaces. ---

**Author:** ![Istvan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/istvan/32/23668_2.png) [@Istvan](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Istvan)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/6 "2024-06-12T07:05:29Z")

Why don’t you create a drawing then? ---

**Author:** ![HardFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@HardFace](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HardFace)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/7 "2024-07-06T22:49:50Z")

You mean actually draw on paper? That would defeat the purpose of investing in such a great app. ---

**Author:** ![rogerh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ba0ec/32.png) [@rogerh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rogerh)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 11:05pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/8 "2024-07-06T23:05:22Z")

Lol, no, create a drawing in the app: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/f/1f651992f575975c7d386f47e3fc72351afb0351.png) ---

**Author:** ![HardFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@HardFace](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HardFace)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 11:20pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/9 "2024-07-06T23:20:24Z")

Oh! Yeah I checked that out but it has limited angles right? Thanks ---

**Author:** ![rogerh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7ba0ec/32.png) [@rogerh](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/rogerh)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2024, 11:51pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/10 "2024-07-06T23:51:32Z")

If you want a non-standard view, you might be out of luck. I am unaware of any way to save a specific view for use in a drawing. Your only option may be the one suggested earlier. I haven’t tried it, but it sounds like it would work. I think making the bodies transparent will give you a wireframe representation. For the typical “no hidden lines” view, I think the bodies should probably be white. Being able to save specific views for use in both the model and drawings is a useful feature. Hopefully, this will be added soon. ---

**Author:** ![HardFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@HardFace](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/HardFace)\ **Post date:** [July 7, 2024, 12:09am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/11 "2024-07-07T00:09:26Z")

![IMG_2125](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/1/5/15453c6a251445a775d6dc25f620da36018a9642.jpeg) I used Infinite Painter to trace out a simple thing I made in Shapr3d. This is the look I’m going for. ---

**Author:** ![Shaun](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.shapr3d.com/shaun/32/18786_2.png) [@Shaun](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Shaun)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2024, 2:00am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/turning-off-shading/32370/12 "2024-07-11T02:00:48Z")

This would be a great additional function in Screenshot mode. ![IMG_1821](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/shapr3d/original/3X/9/a/9a372a5be147e9c4061d6b28771b403999f360af.jpeg) The closest I’ve managed to get is by changing the materials to white but it isn’t perfect. It’s fiddly, but a way to save viewpoints is to use an object that you can zoom to. For example, you can position a construction plane in a way that when you double click it, the camera view will be on the object you want to look at. Then you can just hide the plane.