Hi Exhibit maintainers,
First off, thanks for Exhibit! I’ve been using it often lately and it’s been a great model viewer.
My request is as follows:
When viewing .stl files, models appear smooth and don’t show edge lines (which makes sense since STL is triangle mesh data and doesn’t carry the same face/edge topology as CAD formats like STEP). When viewing .stp/.step files, Exhibit renders edge/outline lines, which I can see being very useful in many cases.
That said, I often prefer the smoother “STL-like” look when I’m just inspecting the overall shape and don’t explicitly need edges. I’d love a way to toggle edge/outline lines on/off so STEP models can be viewed either with edges (current behavior) or as a clean shaded surface similar to STL.
Proposed UX suggestion:
A simple toggle in the UI (e.g., “Show edges” / “Edge lines”)
Expected behavior:
With edges off: STEP models render as smooth shaded surfaces without edge/outline lines
With edges on: current behavior remains unchanged
If this already exists and I’ve missed it, I’d appreciate a pointer to the setting. Thanks again for the project!
Respectfully,
Justin
Hi Exhibit maintainers,
First off, thanks for Exhibit! I’ve been using it often lately and it’s been a great model viewer.
My request is as follows:
When viewing .stl files, models appear smooth and don’t show edge lines (which makes sense since STL is triangle mesh data and doesn’t carry the same face/edge topology as CAD formats like STEP). When viewing .stp/.step files, Exhibit renders edge/outline lines, which I can see being very useful in many cases.
That said, I often prefer the smoother “STL-like” look when I’m just inspecting the overall shape and don’t explicitly need edges. I’d love a way to toggle edge/outline lines on/off so STEP models can be viewed either with edges (current behavior) or as a clean shaded surface similar to STL.
Proposed UX suggestion:
A simple toggle in the UI (e.g., “Show edges” / “Edge lines”)
Expected behavior:
With edges off: STEP models render as smooth shaded surfaces without edge/outline lines
With edges on: current behavior remains unchanged
If this already exists and I’ve missed it, I’d appreciate a pointer to the setting. Thanks again for the project!
Respectfully,
Justin