User Preferences Tab (AutoCAD Raster Design Options Dialog Box)

Use this tab to configure global settings for the drawing, such as the display quality of images, how frames are displayed, drawing units, and so on.

Image Detach Options

Ask Before Detach

Prompts you to detach an image if it is not referenced by any frames in the drawing.

Always Detach

Automatically detaches an image if its frame is erased.

Never Detach

Retains an attached image, even if the frame is erased.

Message Display

No Messages

Prevents AutoCAD Raster Design toolset from displaying warnings while editing an image.

Command Line

Displays warnings on the command line only.

Message Box

Displays all warnings while you are editing an image.

Mouse Settings

Shift + Left-Click Image Select

Enables you to select images by placing your cursor over them and holding the Shift key down while clicking your left mouse button. This feature is useful when you are zoomed in to the image and cannot see the image frame. For more information, see Selecting an Image.

Note: When you activate Shift+ Left-Click Image Select here, it overrides the AutoCAD Shift+ Left-Click to deselect entities for pickfirst and grip editing.

QSAVE Preference

Prompt during QSAVE

Prompts you to save your images when you type QSAVE at the command line.

Startup Options

Load Menu on AutoCAD Raster Design toolset Startup

Instructs the Raster menu to appear each time you run AutoCAD Raster Design toolset.