RM Bridge Cast Help

View options dialog

Used to set various view options.

Opens when either:
  • the View options tool is selected on the General, Nodes, or Control lines tab, or
  • you right-click in a view window and select View options from the pop-up menu.
Note: All of the following options are not always available.
SettingDescription
Draw nodes Draw nodes (shown as yellow cubes)
Draw rivets Draw rivets (shown as violet cylinders)
Draw rivet connections Draw schematic connections between rivets (all are connected to centerline, shown as gray line)
Draw rivet chain Connect rivets at begin and end (shown as gray line)
Draw segments Connect nodes in each segment (shown as gray line)
Draw cross sections Draw cross sections of segments
Draw element bodies Draw whole segment bodies
SettingDescription
Draw body outline draw only outer outline of segment bodies.
Draw inner perimeter draw only inner perimeter of segment bodies.
Draw detailed bodies draw full segment bodies.
Draw axes Draw axes and values on them
Draw labels Draw labels for nodes, rivets and segments
Font size Size of font (when zooming, text will be bigger)
Draw node labels Draw labels for nodes
Draw rivet labels Draw labels for rivets
Draw segment labels Draw labels for segments
Highlight selected casting set Active casting set will be shown highlighted
Show only active casting set Only active casting set will be displayed.
Color profile The selection allows you to select one of the predefined color profiles (or define profile your own) - the predefined profiles are
  • Black background
  • White background
  • Gray background
It is possible to customize selected profile by pressing Customize button. Afterwards the newly created profile is offered in selection as User defined. When Apply bkg. to all is checked the color profile is applied to all windows.