On the Geometry View Ribbon, click on the Display Style dropdown to change the Display Style of models in the Geometry View. The style choices are: Shaded, Flat, Shaded Wireframe, Wireframe, Bounding, MatCap or MatCap+Color.
Shaded
The Shaded Display State displays the geometry with solid colors and shaded areas.
![](../Resources/Images/geometry_view_shaded-300x226.jpg)
Flat
The Flat DisplayState displays the geometry with solid colors and no shading.
![](../Resources/Images/geometry_view_flat-300x226.jpg)
Shaded Wireframe
The Shaded Wireframe Display State displays the geometry with solid colors and shaded areas with the geometry wireframe on top.
![](../Resources/Images/geometry_view_shaded_wireframe-300x226.jpg)
Wireframe
The Wireframe Display State displays the geometry with only a representation of the wireframe.
![](../Resources/Images/geometry_view_wireframe-300x226.jpg)
Bounding Box
The Bounding Box Display State displays the geometry with wireframe box representations of the extents of the model and part geometry.
![](../Resources/Images/geometry_view_bounding_box-300x226.jpg)
MatCap
The MatCap Display State displays the geometry with a MatCap shading. If you want to use another MatCap this can be set via Geometry View Settings
![](../Resources/Images/geometry_view_matcap-300x226.jpg)
MatCap+Color
The MatCap+Color Display State displays the geometry with a MatCap shading, where the colors of the objects also are displayed.
![](../Resources/Images/geometry_view_matcapcolor-300x226.jpg)