General

This page deals with the options concerning:

Geometry

Defines the geometry options:

Tolerances

Defines the user-defined tolerances to every element to be created and modified within a FreeStyle workbench or the Automotive Class A workbench.

Constraint

Defines the continuity variation. In this case if the continuity is over the set value the element is not created/modified.
This value cannot be modified in P1-mode.

By default, the value is 0.1

Deviation

Defines the deviation tolerance value used when converting elements using the Converter Wizard for example (see tasks Approximating/Segmenting Procedural Curves and Approximating/Segmenting Procedural Surfaces within the FreeStyle Shaper, Optimizer, and Profiler User's Guide). In this case you accept the conversion up to the set tolerance value.

By default, the value is 0.1

Order

Defines the maximum allowed order along the U (and V) directions for each curve segment and surface patch. This maximum order value ranges from 5 to 16 included, in a given direction.
This value cannot be modified in P1-mode.

By default, the value is 16

Auto Detection

Defines the auto detection options:

Coordinates

Defines whether the point coordinates are displayed as the pointer moves along the geometry.

By default, this option is not selected.

Search Dressing

Defines whether the control points on geometry detected with the pointer are displayed when using the Snap on Cpt (snap on control points) option from the Dashboard.

By default, this option is selected.

Display

Defines the display options:

Control Points

Defines whether the control points are displayed on the geometry. See Displaying Control Points Temporarily in the FreeStyle Shaper, Optimizer, and Profiler User's Guide).

By default, this option is not selected.

Continuity

Defines whether the continuities are displayed at every connection between elements (such as blend and match curves and surfaces, fill surfaces, and so forth).

By default, this option is selected.

Curvature

Defines whether the curvature texts are displayed on an element (such as blend and match curves and surfaces, and so forth).

By default, this option is not selected.

Order

Defines whether the order number is displayed along the U (for curves) or U and V directions (for surfaces).

By default, this option is selected.

Contact Point

Defines whether the contact point is displayed at every connection between connected elements (such as blend and match curves and surfaces, and so forth).

By default, this option is selected.

Tension

Defines whether the tension manipulators are displayed oat every connection between connecting elements (such as blend and match curves and surfaces, and so forth).
This option is P2-only.