AutoLimits Settings dialog box

AutoLimits Settings define default boundaries for preferences in modeling.

Use AutoLimits Settings to accept or to change defaults. Settings apply to all AutoLimits created in the future, but do not affect previously created AutoLimits.

Access

Ribbon: Inspect tab AutoLimits panel AutoLimits Settings

Default Visibility

Sets visibility preferences for OK, Warning, and Serious Warning levels. Sets boundaries for each AutoLimit type. Some options are not available for all AutoLimit types.

The defaults for AutoLimit indicator visibility display when the dialog box is opened. Select On or Off to control display of the indicator.

Green

OK (data within normal limits). Default setting is Off to avoid clutter in the graphics window.

In individual AutoLimits, the default range is 90 through110%. Monitored values that fall within that range are considered to be acceptable.

Yellow

Warning (data approaching limit of target range). Default setting is On.

In individual AutoLimits, the default upper range is 110-130%. The default lower range is 70-90%. Monitored values that fall within that range are considered to be out of the ideal range.

Red

Serious Warning (data exceeds target range). Default setting is On.

In individual AutoLimits, the default range is less than 60 or greater than 140 or 50-70 or 130-150 depending on how you set it.

Boundaries

In the AutoLimit Settings browser, expand AutoLimits to show individual AutoLimit types. To set boundary conditions, select a type.

Use Model Tolerances

When selected, applies the model tolerance to each level (OK, Warning, and Serious Warning). Select to use the tolerances already defined for the model.

To use tolerances set in the boundaries of individual AutoLimits, clear the checkbox. For example, if you create all five levels for a particular AutoLimit, the range between red levels is three times the model tolerance.

Precision

Selects the level of precision (number of decimal places) for AutoLimits tolerances.

Method

Selects the method to use as a range for acceptable tolerances:

• % As a percentage of a total specified value.
• +/- As numbers below or above a total specified value.

Lower

Defines the left (lower) value of the boundary range.

Upper

Defines the right (upper) value of the boundary range.

Tooltip

In the AutoLimit Settings browser, click the Tool Tip icon to set AutoLimits Tooltip Feedback options.

Select the information to include in a tooltip for an AutoLimit with defined boundaries. Once the boundaries are created, to show information related to the AutoLimit, place the cursor over a browser icon of an object. To turn off tooltips, clear the checkbox.