How to automatically set up the Alias interface so non-sketching features are hidden and sketching features are more accessible.

Set up Alias for sketching

Choose Preferences > Workflows > Paint , or select Paint mode when launching Alias, to automatically:

• show only sketching-related menus, tools and shelves

• show the Paint Panel

• turn off all view grids

• create new canvases with a transparent background in a special paint window.

• turn on sketching-specific marking menus.

• CVs, hulls and edit points are turned off by default.

  Note:

  To set up Alias for modeling, choose Preferences > Workflows > Modeling .

Hide editor windows during brush strokes

1. Choose Preferences > General Preferences ❒ to open the General Preferences options.
2. Click Paint in the left panel, then set Hide Windows During Stroke as follows:
   • 0—Windows are not hidden during brush strokes.
   • Any Other Value—Windows are hidden during brush strokes. The value of this option is the number of seconds windows remain hidden after you complete a brush stroke. For example, if this option is set to 2, windows are hidden during a brush stroke and re-appear 2 seconds after you complete the stroke.
3. Click Go.

Set the main linear unit

1. Choose Preferences > Construction Options to open the Construction Options window.
2. Click Units and then Linear to show the current linear units.
3. Set Main Units.

Show only sketching-related menus and tools

Choose Preferences > Workflows > Paint .

To show all tools and menus again, choose Preferences > Menus > Long Menus .

Show or hide the Paint Panel

Choose Windows > Control Panel .

Turn on sketching-specific marking menus

Choose Preferences > Workflows > Paint .

Related Tasks

• Show hide or change the grid

• Set the background color

Related Concepts

• About the Paint window