Settings Dialog

In the Settings Dialog you can:

Open the Settings dialog

  1. Do one of the following:

  2. Click the Settings tool button () on the Standard toolbar.

  3. Choose Settings... in the Settings menu.

  4. Type settings in the command bar, then press Enter.

 

  1. (option) Choose a display mode by clicking the corresponding button in the Settings toolbar.

Categorized ()

Lists the settings by category: Drawing, Dimensions and Program Options.

Alphabetical ()

Lists the settings alphabetically.

 

  1. (option) Choose a category:

Drawing ()

Opens the Categorized view mode, with the Drawing settings tree expanded.

Dimensions ()

Opens the Categorized view mode, with the Dimension settings tree expanded.

Program Options ()

Opens the Categorized view mode, with the Program Options settings tree expanded.

 

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Edit settings

  1. Open the Settings Dialog.

  2. Select a setting.

 

1

Class: Drawing, Dimensions or Program Options

2

Category (expanded)

3

Sub-category (expanded)

4

Group (expanded)

5

Setting and its current value

6

Options list

7

Group (collapsed)

8

Internal Name: System variable names are fully capitalized; user preferences are in lower case. You can type a variable name in the command window to edit the setting.

9

Settings Name

10

Settings Description

11

Preview

12

Settings Type ( = read-only; = user-defined)

13

Where is the setting saved?

= drawing; = registry (variable) ; = registry (preference); = not saved

14

: Indicates a setting is available in Bricscad only.

: Indicates a setting is no longer used.

 

  1. Click the settings field to edit the setting.

  2. (option) Repeat steps 3 and 4 to edit more settings.

  3. Close the Settings window.

 

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Find Settings

  1. Open the Settings Dialog.

  2. (option) Click the Find Options button () to open the open the Find Setting dialog where you can set the search options.

  3. Type the search string in the Search field.

    The first setting matching the content of the search field highlights.

  4. (option) Click the next () or previous () button to browse through the matching settings.

 

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Export Settings

  1. Click the Export tool () on the Settings toolbar.
    The Export Settings window opens.

  2. Type a name in the File name field.

  3. Select a folder.

  4. Click the Save button on the  Export Settings window.
    All Settings are exported in a CSV (Comma Separated Values) text file, which can be opened in Microsoft® Excel®.

 

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