System Options - General

The General parameters of Designer can be set from the System Options area: the system must be restarted for them to be set as default and be applied each time a new session is started.

Access

1. Click on the File > Settings > Options icon.

2. Select the General option from the dialog displayed and enter the required values. ClosedSee image.

Parameters description

General options

Circle cross style name

Allows you to set the style name for the axis of the circle.

Note: It is also possible to define the size of the circle cross by setting the Extension of cross as percentage of radius parameter. For more details refer to the Drawing section of the System options.

Units

Allows you to set the measurement unit by choosing between millimetres and inches.

Note: The default value set by the system is based on the computer setting, but you can change it depending on your requirement.

User language

Allows you to set the language of the user interface:

  1. Click the drop-down list.
  2. Select the language.
  3. Click OK to validate.
  4. Restart the application to apply the language change.

View options

View order for F2-F3 keys

Allows you to set the order of the views when you toggle between them by using the function keys F2 and F3. Enter the numbers corresponding to the position of the views into the list displayed by the Select a view dialog (see below).

View relative

Activate this option to set the current workplane as default (instead of the absolute workplane) for toggling between views using the function keys F2 and F3.

View change mode

Allow you to define the view mode during the view changes:

  • Retain Settings: to change the views using default parameters.
  • Retain Area: to change the views retaining zoomed area.
  • Automatic Include All: to automatically include all.

Note:

The View options can also be set for the current session only by toggling between the options View ABS and View REL from the Status bar. For more details refer to Status Bar - View Management topic.

Modelling options

Validate bodies on load

Activate this option to verify the geometrical validity of each single solid both when opening the VDA file and during the modelling phase.

Note: In order not to affect the modelling speed it is advisable to set this option to OFF.

Check for corrupt solid data

Activate this option to check for corrupted bodies from a mathematical point of view both when opening the VDA file and during the modelling phase.

When a corrupted body is detected, a warning dialog displays.

Note: This check is very fast and it is strongly recommended to set it to ON.

Disable display of model tangent edges

Activate this option to hide the tangent edges of the solids.

Tangent edges are typically placed between a blend face and the adjacent ones (smooth edges).

Note: This only works for 3D models.

Note: Some changes may not be implemented until the application is restarted.

A message to this effect is displayed in the bottom right corner to alert users.

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From the System Options area, it is also possible to set the parameters of the following options: