rendering materials

[amaser]

I've got the render material of my pipes/structures to be concrete (the default) how do i get the parts to look right when i'm looking at 3dorbit views? all i'm seeing is the rotated wire frame.

[gandocadguy]

Change your visibility state. You'll need to render the drawing to get the materials. If you just want a shaded effect you can use one of the shade settings.