Option

Description

Default line weight

Select the actual line weight to be used for entities created with a line weight specified as Default.

Prompt font

Select the font to be used in the Prompt Bar.

Prompt height

Select the height of the font (6 to 24 pixels) to be used in the Prompt Bar.

Bold

Select this checkbox to have the Prompt Bar display bold text.

Prompt text colour

Select the colour of text displayed in the Prompt Bar. There are two separate colour settings. The first, marked "Normal", is used for the prompt text colour during normal operation. The second, marked "Input", is used for the prompt text colour when user input is required before the current function can continue. Ensure that Prompt BG colour is not the same as this colour otherwise you will not see any prompts at all.

Prompt BG colour

Select the colour of the background of the Prompt Bar. There are two separate colour settings. The first, marked "Normal", is used for the prompt background colour during normal operation. The second, marked "Input", is used for the prompt background colour when user input is required before the current function can continue.  Ensure that Prompt text colour is not the same as this colour otherwise you will not see any prompts at all.

Paper border colour

Select the colour of the paper size indicator displayed in drawings.

Default pen palette

Select the pen palette to be used when creating new drawings. Note that changing this setting does not affect any drawings currently open, only new drawings. To change the pen palette for current drawings use the View Settings.

Flyout speed

Select the delay after a click on a toolbar flyout button, before which a flyout toolbar is displayed. The options are Slow (500 ms), Medium (375 ms) and Fast (250 ms).

Output bar font

Select the Output Bar font from the list

Output font height

Select the font height in points for the Output Bar.

2D Drafting mode

Select this checkbox to lock the snaps and drawing plane into 2D draughting mode.

Show splash screen

Select this checkbox to have the program splash screen displayed at startup.

Show dialog tooltips

Select this checkbox to have tooltips displayed for all items on windows.

Large toolbars

Select this checkbox to have the program use 24 x 24 pixel toolbar images rather than the standard 16 x 16 pixel images. Useful for older people, or those with less capable vision.

31 pen toolbar

Select this checkbox to have the automatic pen toolbar display buttons for 31 pens instead of the standard 15 pens.

Visible snaps default on

Select this checkbox to have the Visible Snaps display option turned on for each new drawing.

DP Snap default on

Use drawing plane (DP) snaps by default.

Output bar can dock

Select this checkbox to allow the Output Bar to dock to the edges of the main window. If this is not checked the Output Bar can only float.

Use smaller control bar

Select this checkbox to use a smaller Control Bar if you have a restricted screen size, as on wide screen laptops for example. The limitation of this smaller bar is that you will not be able to change the current drawing settings (pen, layer, linetype, etcetera) while busy in a function.

Show ruler

Select this checkbox to display a horizontal ruler in all views. The ruler is scaled according to the drawing and can be used to estimate sizes.

Show selection handles

Select this checkbox to show grip handles for the selection set. If this is not set, only selection nodes are displayed. Grip handles allow moving and resizing of the entire selection set, and selection nodes allow moving and resizing of individual entities in the selection. You can also toggle between these modes using the Toggle Node/Handle Selection command on the main menu, and on the right-click menu.

Use template selector

Select this checkbox to toggle the use of the Template Selection on startup. Subsequent drawings will use the same template as the initial drawing.

If you want to change to another drawing template use New from Template.

Reverse mouse wheel scroll

Select this checkbox to change the action of mouse wheel zoom.

Online help

Select this checkbox to use web-based help. The help will open up in your default web browser.