Customizing Settings

  Before you start your first working session, you can customize the way you work to suit your habits.
This type of customization is stored in permanent setting files: these settings will not be lost if you end your session.
  1. Select Tools > Options. The Options dialog box is displayed.

  2. Choose the Mechanical Design category in the left-hand box.

  3. Select the 2D Layout for 3D Design sub-category. The View Creation tab that appears lets you set options that will be used when creating views.

  4. Set options in this tab according to your needs.

  5. Select the Drafting sub-category. Various tabs are displayed.
     

    • General lets you set general settings to be used in the Generative Drafting workbench.

    • Layout lets you customize options that will be used when creating views or when adding sheets.

    • View lets you customize geometry, dress-up and view generation options that will be used when generating views.

    • Geometry lets you customize options that will be used when creating 2D geometry, whether using autodetection (or SmartPick) or not, or still adding constraints to this geometry.

    • Dimension lets you customize options that will be used when creating or re-positioning dimensions.

    • Manipulators lets you visualize options that will be used for manipulators whenever creating or modifying dimensions.

    • Annotation and Dress-Up lets you customize options that will be used when creating annotations.

    • Administration lets you customize options for the management of drawings.

    Note that the settings in this sub-category apply to 2D Layout for 3D Design as well as to the Drafting workbenches. Some settings may not apply to 2D Layout for 3D Design.
  6. Set options in these tabs according to your needs.

  7. Click OK in the Options dialog box when done.