Display Properties Dialog

The Display Properties dialog is described below with functions for how to access it. A list of the controls on the dialog can be found in the table below.

What It Does

Allows you to set how Mari displays the project - the background behind the model, the overlay used on locked patches, whether to show wireframes on the model, and so on.

How to Access It

• Right-click | main canvas > Display Properties

Display Properties Dialog Fields

Control	Type	What it does	Notes
Canvas > HUD
HUD	checkbox	Shows the Heads Up Display information in the background of the canvas (tool tips, etc).
Canvas > Background
Image	text field, button	Select the file to display as the project background in the canvas. If not set, the colors in the Bottom and Top fields are used for the background.
Bottom	swatch	Sets the color to display at the bottom of the screen. To use a single color in the background, set both the Bottom and Top to the same value.
Top	swatch	Sets the color to display at the top of the screen.
Canvas > Environment
Show Environment	checkbox	If an Environment light image is set to display as a background on the canvas, this control applies as a global setting for the canvas so that it can be turned on or off separately.
Canvas > Grid
Color	swatch	Sets the color for the onscreen reference grid.
Size	text field	How large (in squares) the onscreen reference grid is.
Visible	checkbox	Shows the reference grid in the background of the onscreen display.	This does not affect the UV view.
Canvas > Wireframe
Color	swatch	The color of the wires displayed in the wireframe overlay.
Visible	checkbox	If this is selected, the model in the 3D views are displayed with the wireframe visible on top of the paint.
Canvas > Camera Mask
Opacity	text field, slider	The opacity of the black bars that indicate the aspect ratio of the perspective camera in the Canvas.	By default, this is set to 0, which means the bars are disabled.
Canvas > Mirror Plane
Color	swatch	The color of the Mirror Plane or Mirror Line.
Painting Style	dropdown	Specifies the appearance of the Mirror Plane: Mirror Plane or Mirror Line.
Canvas > Linked Patches
Color	swatch	The color of the patches that are linked together.
Canvas > Rendering
Checker Color A	swatch	Sets color A of the transparency checkerboard. This can be selected using the color picker.
Checker Color B	swatch	Sets color B of the transparency checkerboard. This can be selected using the color picker.
Checker Size	text field, slider	The size of the individual checkerboard squares. This can be adjusted using either the slider or the text field.	By default this is set to 10.
Render Camera	checkbox	Show the cameras on the canvas.
Render Light	checkbox	Show the lights on the canvas.
Render UV Image	checkbox	Show the patches in the UV view as they appear after export, including the overspill areas.
Canvas > UV Label
Text Color	swatch	The color for the onscreen text on the UV view, used to show the UV patch information.	Only visible if you have opened the dialog box from within the UV view.
Visible	checkbox	Whether to show the onscreen UV patch information text over each patch in the UV view.	Only visible if you have opened the dialog box from within the UV view.
Canvas > Selection
Fill Render	dropdown	When to show the selection fill color. This appears in the middle of selected areas. Options are: • Always - show the selection fill the whole time the area is selected. • Select - show the selection fill while the area is being selected. Once you've finished making the selection, the fill disappears. • Never - do not show the selection fill.
Fill Color	swatch	The color to use to fill selected areas. Click on the swatch to set the color.
Outline Render	dropdown	When to show the selection outline. This appears around the outside of selected areas. The options are the same as for Fill Render, above.
Outline Color	swatch	The color to use to outline the selected areas. Click on the swatch to set the color.