IGlobeDisplay3.DraftMode Property

Indicates if the draft display mode is active.

[Visual Basic .NET]
Public Property DraftMode As Boolean

[C#]
public bool DraftMode {get; set;}

[C++]
HRESULT get_DraftMode(
  VARIANT_BOOL* pbDraft
);

[C++]
HRESULT put_DraftMode(
  VARIANT_BOOL pbDraft
);

[C++]
Parameters
pbDraft [out, retval]
  pbDraft is a parameter of type VARIANT_BOOL
pbDraft [in]
  pbDraft is a parameter of type VARIANT_BOOL

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Description

When the DraftMode property is set to True, a number of settings are applied to the layers in the view in an attempt to improve rendering speed. 

The DraftMode settings operate as overrides.  That is, they do not actually change layer properties, but rather apply themselves after the layer is read.  The increase in rendering speed will be a factor of the layer types and symbology used in the view, and will vary greatly from document to document.

The DraftMode overrides are:

• Reducing the Level Of Detail for images and elevation layers.
• Disabling 3D marker symbols.
• Disabling 3D object textures.
• Disabling vector line densification.
• Drawing a fraction of features.

Remarks

• None of the DraftMode overrides will invalidate the cache.
• The DraftMode property is saved with a 3dd file and is not persisted in the normal.
• Not all layer types have DraftMode overrides and will therefore not be effected by the setting.
• A subset of the DraftMode overrides can be used by changing the DraftMode registry settings in HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ESRI\ArcGlobe\Settings.

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