Options

Options

The Tools>Options dialogs allow you to control session and user specific data. 

Set Configuration Options Panes

Set Configuration Options Panes

Startup

Through the Startup dialog page, you can configure settings specific to program startup, such as what language or keyboard file to open with.

Directories

Through the Directories dialog page, you can specify a path for each directory to better suit your specific directory structure.

Saving

The settings available from the Saving dialog page allow you to specify how and when files are to be saved.  

Display

A list of items relating to the Display help topic.

Print/Plot

A list of items relating to the Print/Plot help topic.

Dimensions

The association and measured value status of dimensions is driven by the settings located in this Dimensions pane. 

Entities

These settings control the attributes (color, level, line style, line width, pen #, and Group status) of new entities created using the Modify Break options. 

Solidify

The settings available from the Solidify dialog page allow you to control output parameters, recognition masking, as well as level and solidify options.

Transform

Options for Transform Dialog

Positioning/Selection

A list of items relating to the Positioning/Selection help topic.

Solids

The Solids page contains settings options related to 3D bodies (solids, surfaces, and shells). 

Mechanical

These global settings can be overridden in the setup tabs for each individual function.

Macros

Options KXL (Macros)

Misc

The settings available from the Misc pane of the Set Configuration Options dialog can be used to set chaining tolerance values and cursor size, among several other options. 

Quick Key

This function allows for quickly changing the view, cplane, zoom, or viewport layout using the keyboard.