Options Dialog Reference

Use the Options dialog to configure global BIM 360 Glue settings.

To open the Options dialog, click Profile menu Options while you are in a model. Most of these options are self-explanatory.

General

• 2D View. Show or hide.
• Navigation Toolbar. Show or hide.
• ViewCube. Show or hide.
• Camera. Prevent the camera from flipping as it orbits a model.
• Transparency. Adjust the slider.
• Markup Thickness. Line width.
• Selected color. Select a markup color.
• Text Size
• Gridlines. Show or hide.

Background (Plain, Graduated, or Horizon)

• Color. Selects a background color.

Advanced

• Linear Units. Specifies the unit of measure for linear dimensions.
• Angular Units. Specifies the unit of measure for angles.
• Decimal Places. Specifies how many decimal places are used for measurements.
• Fractional Precision. Specifies fractional precision for dimensions.

Visibility

• Text. Show or hide text in AutoCAD drawings.
• Lines. Show or hide gridlines in AutoCAD drawings.
• FrameRate

Graphics System (Autodesk or Basic)

• Hardware Acceleration. When enabled, allows BIM 360 Glue to use hardware acceleration features in your video card.
• High Fidelity Viewing. When the Autodesk graphics system is active, enables Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO) for a real-world ambient lighting effect. This option is recommended for advanced designs because it shows details more clearly. By default, this option is set to On. When a model view is being navigated, this effect is temporarily suspended

Viewer Cache

• Max Size (MB)

  Specify an upper limit on the size of your viewer's temporary storage.

• Clear Cache

  Remove all cached items from the model viewer.

Model Pre-Fetch (Beta)

When working on high-speed internet connections, pre-fetching reduces the time taken to open models and merged models.

• Pre-Fetch Enabled

  Check this option to pre-cache models on to your machine before opening. We recommend you use this option only when working on a high-speed internet connection.

• Threads (1-25)

  Specify the number of threads used to pre-fetch the model data. Running more threads can improve performance, but may take more system/network resources.

• Max Size (MB)
• Specify the upper limit on your pre-fetch model cache.
• Clear Cache

  Removes all items from the pre-fetch model cache.

• Restore Defaults

  Restore all options to their standard settings.

• Cancel

  Cancel your changes and return to the open model.

• Save

  Saves changes to Options settings.