simple Solid Shading problem

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#1

I’m sorry if this has been discussed before, but “solid” and “shading” are common words in the forums!

I am modeling an object with a few simple dark textures that have already been applied, and I was wondering if there is a way to hide the textures while modeling besides viewing it with wireframe. I expected “solid” shading would be what I am looking for, but i can still see the textures, and because they are dark, it is making it difficult to model. Any tips or advice without having to remove my texture!? Thanks.

#2

Yes, switch to ‘solid’ only - the problem you have sounds like you have ‘shaded’ on, and that your object is too far from a light source. If you have ‘texface’ enabled, uncheck that in the materials tab.

#3

Thanks for the reply. I do have only solid selected, and texface is unchecked.

Here’s an example of the problem:

I start Blender and create a cube. I add a material and change the COL value to black. Even in solid mode, the object in 3d view turns black.

#4

Okay, I see what you mean. You are referencing Material instead of textures I take it. Yes, you will see solid color of the material represented in the 3d view, don’t know how to switch it off unless you set the material to a Fake User (little F button next to the material name bar) and the ‘X’ the link to the material while modeling. Then you can switch it on and off for material previewing.

#5

Sorry for the mix-up with material and textures… I hardly knew there was even a difference. Thanks for the help though, I’ll give that a try later when I get home.