Display

You can customize display settings for Drafting using this tab. You can configure the options for defining a grid which helps in drawing geometry or aligning views, displaying the specification tree which shows parameters, 2D component instances, generative view specifications etc., and configuring options for elements analysis.

Select this tab to access options for:

Related Topics
Element's Analysis Dialog Box
Diagnostic Colors Dialog Box

Grid



Display
Select this check box to display the grid. This option is also available in the Visualization toolbar.

Note: When the sheet frame is displayed in the drawing, the grid is displayed within the sheet frame. When the sheet frame is not displayed in the drawing, the grid is displayed in the entire window.

By default, this option is selected.

Snap to point
Select this check box if you want geometry (as well as 2D components) to begin or end on the various intersection points of the grid. Note that this option is also available via the Tools toolbar.

By default, this option is selected.

Allow Distortions
Select this check box to apply different graduations and spacing between H and V.

By default, this option is not selected.

Primary spacing: H and V
Enter the values of your choice in the H and/or V fields to define the horizontal and vertical spacing between the major lines of the grid.

By default, primary spacing is set to 100 mm.

Graduations: H and V
Enter the values of your choice in the H and/or V fields to set the number of graduations between the major horizontal and vertical lines of the grid, which actually consists in defining a secondary grid.

By default, graduations are set to 10.

Specification Tree



Parameters
Select this check box to display in the specification tree the formula parameters used in the drawing.

By default, this option is selected.

Relations
Select this check box to display in the specification tree the relation parameters used in the drawing.

By default, this option is selected.

Generative view specifications
Select this check box to display generative view specifications in the specification tree, such as:

  • auxiliary view
  • breakout
  • broken
  • clipping (exact or quick clipping)
  • 3D clipping (box, slice or back-plane)
  • detail view (circular or polygonal profile)
  • offset or aligned section view or section cut

By default, this option is selected.

Callouts
Select this check box to display callouts in the specification tree.
  • auxiliary callouts
  • section callouts
  • detail callouts

By default, this option is selected.

Fix together
Select this check box to display Fix together constraints in the specification tree.

By default, this option is selected.

2D component instances
Select this check box to display 2D component instances in the specification tree.

By default, this option is selected.

Reports
Select this check box to display reports such as bill of material in the specification tree.

By default, this option is selected.

Elements Analysis



Activate elements' analysis
Select this check box to display elements (such as dimensions, geometries, callouts, weldings and patterns) using different colors according to their types.
Click Configure to configure elements' analysis in the Element's Analysis dialog box. Refer to Element's Analysis Dialog Box for more information.

By default, this option is selected.

Activate geometries' diagnostic
Select this check box if you want over-constrained, inconsistent, not-changed or iso-constrained elements to be identified using specific colors.
Click Configure to configure geometries' diagnostic in the Geometries' Diagnostic dialog box. Refer to Diagnostic Colors Dialog Box for more information.

By default, this option is selected.