Configure the application to suit your work preferences.
The options dialog consists of four separate tabs.
General
Define the basic parameters used to configure the setup.
- Measurement system
- Either Metric, or US English units can be set.
- The default is Metric units.
- Most recently used files list
- Define the size of the Recent Documents list that appears in the right hand pane of the Application Menu.
- The default is 10 files.
- DFM widget
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- Position allows the user to adjusted the location of the widget to suit individual work preferences. The default is for the widget to be in the bottom right hand corner.
- Automatically Refresh is on by default. Whenever a parameter such as injection location or material is altered, the widget will need to be updated. The user might not want the widget updated after each modification.
With Automatically Refresh turned off, any change to the model not update the widget. To manually update the widget, click the refresh icon.
Language and Help Systems
- Language
- Select the language of the user interface from the installed languages.
- The default language is English.
- Help system
- By default, any help requests are sent to the relevant page on the Autodesk wiki. This enables access to the most up to date help. If there is no internet access, the request uses the local help. The user can select the local help option.
- Tooltip appearance
- A tooltip is a short sentence that describes the functionality of a specific button or control. These tooltips appear when the mouse hovers over the button.
The time the mouse has to hover over a button before the tooltip appears can be configured.
Disable tooltips by un-checking the Show tooltips option.
Viewer
Adjust the sensitivity of the following functions. Moving the slider to the right increases the sensitivity of the mouse movement.
- Pan
- The distance the model moves while in pan mode.
- Zoom
- The speed the zoom function operates
- Orbit
- The speed the model rotates around the the pivot point
Backgrounds and Colors
Customize the color of the background.