GlobalPreferences Object Preview

Derived from: Base Object
Defined in namespace "adsk::drawing" and the header file is <Drawing/Drawing/GlobalPreferences.h>

PreviewThis functionality is provided as a preview of intended future API capabilities. You are encouraged to use it and report any problems or suggestions using the Fusion API and Scripts forum.

Because this is a preview of future functionality, there is the possibility that it will change, which will possibly break any existing programs that use this functionality. Because of that, you should never deliver any programs that use any preview capabilities. For a distributed program, you should wait until it has moved from preview to released state.

Description

Global preferences for drawing generation: sheet toggles, auto-dimensioning, component omission.

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
isAnimationSheetGenerated Gets and sets whether to generate animation/exploded view sheets. Default: false.
isAutoDimensionEnabled Gets and sets whether to enable auto-dimensioning on generated views. Default: true.
isComponentSheetGenerated Gets and sets whether to generate component (part) sheets. Default: true.
isDetectAndOmitFasteners Gets and sets whether to auto-detect and omit fasteners by geometry. Default: false.
isFlatPatternSheetGenerated Gets and sets whether to generate flat pattern sheets for sheet metal. Default: true.
isFoldedModelSheetGenerated Gets and sets whether to generate folded model sheets for sheet metal. Default: true.
isMainAssemblySheetGenerated Gets and sets whether to generate main assembly sheets. Default: true.
isSubAssemblySheetGenerated Gets and sets whether to generate sub-assembly sheets. Default: true.
isValid Indicates if this object is still valid, i.e. hasn't been deleted or some other action done to invalidate the reference.
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():
omitComponentsWithKeywords Gets and sets comma-separated keywords to omit components by name. Default: "Bolt,Screw,Nut,Washer".

Accessed From

AutomationPreferences.globalPreferences

Version

Introduced in version July 2026