GeneralPreferences Object

Derived from: Base Object
Defined in namespace "adsk::core" and the header file is <Core/Application/GeneralPreferences.h>

Description

Provides access to the general preferences.

Methods

Name Description
classType Static function that all classes support that returns the type of the class as a string. The returned string matches the string returned by the objectType property. For example if you have a reference to an object and you want to check if it's a SketchLine you can use myObject.objectType == fusion.SketchLine.classType().

Properties

Name Description
areAutodesk360NotificationsShown Gets and sets if Autodesk 360 notifications are shown.
areInCommandErrorsAndWarningsShown Gets and sets if in command errors and warnings are shown.
areTipsAndTricksShown Gets and sets if in command tips and tricks are shown.
areTooltipsShown Gets and sets if tooltips are shown.
automateVersioningTimeInterval Gets and sets the interval, in minutes, for automatic versioning.
defaultModelingOrientation Gets and sets the default for which direction is considered "up".
defaultOrbit Get and sets the type of orbit.
graphicsDriver Gets and sets the graphics driver used to display the graphics.
isAutomaticSaveOnCloseEnabled Gets and sets if the file is automatically saved on close.
isAutomaticVersioningEnabled Gets and sets if a version of the file is automatically saved using a background thread.
isCameraPivotEnabled Gets and sets if zoom and orbit commands use camera pivot point for transition.
isCommandPromptShown Gets and sets if the command prompt is shown.
isDefaultMeasureShown Gets and sets if the default measure is shown.
isGestureBasedViewNavigationUsed Gets and sets if gesture based view navigation is used.
isHangDetectionEnabled Gets and sets whether hang detection is enabled. This is a Windows only setting. If True, Fusion will detect when a task processes for longer than a specific time. A dialog is displayed if a hang is detected, allowing the user to continue processing or stop Fusion and send an error report.
isSkipCreationWhenLiveUpdate Gets and sets if the creation of launch items should be skipped for live update.
isValid Indicates if this object is still valid, i.e. hasn't been deleted or some other action done to invalidate the reference.
isZoomDirectionReversed Gets and sets if the direction of the zoom is reversed.
objectType This property is supported by all objects in the API and returns a string that contains the full name (namespace::objecttype) describing the type of the object.

It's often useful to use this in combination with the classType method to see if an object is a certain type. For example: if obj.objectType == adsk.core.Point3D.classType():
offlineCachePeriod Gets and sets the length of time, in days, that the offline cache of a document will remain.
panZoomOrbitShortcuts Gets and sets how pan, zoom, and orbit should behave.
userLanguage Gets and sets the current language. Setting the language does not take effect until the next time Fusion is started.

Accessed From

Preferences.generalPreferences

Version

Introduced in version August 2014