General Parameters

General parameters let you control and restrict the values that are available for some element properties, by controlling the values in the Properties toolbar or in the element properties.

Changing these values will not have an impact on already existing elements, since they control the user interface and not directly the drafting elements.

Related Topics
Dimension Styles
Annotation Styles

About General Parameters

General parameters are located in the General node of the Standard Definition editor, available via Tools > Standards.

Parameter Description Value
Allowed Tolerance Formats

Lists tolerance styles allowed on dimensions. Only the listed styles will be displayed and available to users through the Dimension Properties toolbar or via Edit > Properties.



List of strings

empty list = all defined tolerance styles are available

Default Tolerance Format

Deprecated Now managed in Dimension Styles

-
Allowed Numerical Formats

Lists value display styles allowed on dimensions. Only the listed styles will be available to users through the Dimension Properties toolbar or via Edit > Properties.



Strings: list of Value Display styles, spelled exactly as they appear in the Dimension Properties toolbar or in Edit > Properties

empty list = all Value Display styles are available

Default Numerical Format Length

Deprecated Now managed in Dimension Styles

-
Default Numerical Format Angle

Deprecated Now managed in Dimension Styles

-
Allowed Text Fonts

Lists allowed text fonts. Only the listed fonts will be available to users in the text Text Properties toolbar or via Edit > Properties.

Strings: list of font names, spelled exactly as they appear in the Text Properties toolbar or in Edit > Propertiesblank = all installed fonts will be available
Default Text Font

Deprecated Now managed in Annotation Styles

-
Allowed Text Font Sizes

Lists allowed text font sizes (in mm). Only the listed sizes will be available by default to users in the Text Properties toolbar or via Edit > Properties. Nevertheless, users are free to enter custom text font sizes.

List of values in mm
Default Text Font Size

Deprecated Now managed in Annotation Styles

-
Standard Update Migration

Specifies whether some annotations (roughness symbol, geometrical tolerance and balloon) should be migrated when updating the standard of a drawing. Setting this parameter to Yes is recommended if you want to benefit, when applicable, from any new functionality implemented for such annotations since they were created on a previous release. Annotation customization will not be lost.

Yes/No
Sheet Colors

Specifies the default color for:


  • The Sheet background:


    • The Working view color, graduated or not.

    • The Background view color, graduated or not.

  • The Detail background:


    • The Working view color, graduated or not.

    • The Background view color, graduated or not.



Not used in Functional Tolerancing & Annotation workbench.

  
Tolerance Values

Specifies the default value for:


  • The Numerical Tolerance Values.

  • The Alphanumerical Tolerance Values.

  • The Bi-Alphanumerical Tolerance Values.

  • The Multiple Tolerance Values.



You can modify, add, remove or organize tolerance values.

You can not save more than 30 Alphanumeric tolerance values in a standard. This limitation is true for the following types of tolerance values: - Numerical Tolerance Values - Alphanumerical Tolerance Values - Bi-Alphanumerical Tolerance Values - Multiple Tolerance Values

The check symbol indicates the default tolerance value.



  
Stroke Font Print Thickness

Specifies the print thickness of Stroke Font, in drawing and 3D part representations.


  • Same as screen

  • Ratio of character's height

  • Fixed

This option does not change the display mode.