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    MDT2009 Where is "discard back faces"?

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    04-10-2010 06:16 PM
    I have a surface model with half of the surfaces shown on one side the rest on the other.
    I'm looking for Options> System> Properties Geometry> Discard back faces. It is not there.
    Is it hiding somewhere else or there's an other command somewhere for showing both sides of surfaces?
    Thanks
    Julian
    M6400 Mobile workstation
    Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit
    12 GB Ram
    AIS 2010 and MDT2009
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    Re: MDT2009 Where is "discard back faces"?

    04-11-2010 08:25 AM in reply to: jrapert
    You were almost there.... See attached.
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    Re: MDT2009 Where is "discard back faces"?

    04-12-2010 02:13 PM in reply to: jrapert
    Thanks Dennis
    (I think I need a new pair of glasses)
    Julian
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    Re: MDT2009 Where is "discard back faces"?

    04-12-2010 05:31 PM in reply to: jrapert
    I'm still missing something. Uncheckig "discard back faces'" did not have any effect. (See attached).
    I've also tried on PC (Windows XP Pro 32 bit, Nvidia Quadro FX 1100) with the same negativ result.
    Graphics card on M6400 is Quadro FX3700 M.
    Tried both D3D and Open GL settings.
    Thanks
    Julian
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    Re: MDT2009 Where is "discard back faces"?

    04-12-2010 07:25 PM in reply to: jrapert
    Works here... xp64 SP2 8GB GeForce 9800 GT on Direct X.


    Might be the Win7 / Graphics combo.
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    Re: MDT2009 Where is "discard back faces"?

    10-30-2012 05:05 AM in reply to: jrapert

    Was this issue ever resolved with Windows 7? I have the same issue since moving to Windows 7, doesn't happen with in XP??

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    Re: MDT2009 Where is "discard back faces"?

    10-30-2012 06:54 AM in reply to: torban

    2009 not supported on Win7 so nobody at Autodesk is looking at this issue.

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