Options Dialog Box - Global Tab

The Global tab changes general program settings for the HAMMER CONNECT stand-alone editor, including whether or not to display the status pane, as well as window color and layout settings.

The Global tab contains the following controls:

General Settings
Backup Levels	Indicates the number of backup copies that are retained when a hydraulic model is saved. The default value is 1. Note: The higher this number, the more .BAK files (backup files) are created, thereby using more hard disk space on your computer.
Show Recently Used Files	When selected, activates the recently opened files display at the bottom of the File menu. This check box is turned on by default. The number of recently used files that are displayed depends on the number specified here.
Compact Database After	When this box is checked the HAMMER CONNECT database is automatically compacted when you choose File > Open after the file has been opened the number of times speficied here.
Show Status Pane	When turned on, activates the Status Pane display at the bottom of the HAMMER CONNECT stand-alone editor. This check box is turned on by default.
Show Welcome Page on Startup	When turned on, activates the Welcome dialog that opens when you first start HAMMER CONNECT. This check box is turned on by default.
Zoom Extents On Open	When turned on, a Zoom Extents is performed automatically in the drawing pane.
Use accelerated redraw	Some video cards use "triple buffering", which we do not support at this time. If you see anomalies in the drawing (such as trails being left behind from the selection rectangle), then you can shut this option off to attempt to fix the problem. However, when this option is off, you could see some performance degradation in the drawing.
Prompts	Opens the Stored Prompt Responses dialog, which allows you to change the behavior of the default prompts (messages that appear allowing you to confirm or cancel certain operations).
Window Color
Background Color	Displays the color that is currently assigned to the drawing pane background. You can change the color by clicking the ellipsis (...) to open the Color dialog box.
Foreground Color	Displays the color that is currently assigned to elements and labels in the drawing pane. You can change the color by clicking the ellipsis (...) to open the Color dialog box.
Read Only Background Color	Displays the color that is currently assigned to read-only data field backgrounds. You can change the color by clicking the ellipsis (...) to open the Color dialog box.
Read Only Foreground Color	Displays the color that is currently assigned to read-only data field text. You can change the color by clicking the ellipsis (...) to open the Color dialog box.
Selection Color	Displays the color that is currently applied to highlighted elements in the drawing pane. You can change the color by clicking the ellipsis (...) to open the Color dialog box.
Layout
Display Inactive Topology	When turned on, activates the display of inactive elements in the drawing pane in the color defined in Inactive Topology Line Color. When turned off, inactive elements will not be visible in the drawing pane. This check box is turned on by default.
Inactive Topology Line Color	Displays the color currently assigned to inactive elements. You can change the color by clicking the ellipsis (...) to open the Color dialog box.
Auto Refresh	Activates Auto Refresh. When Auto Refresh is turned on, the drawing pane automatically updates whenever changes are made to the HAMMER CONNECT datastore. This check box is turned off by default.
Sticky Tool Palette	When turned on, activates the Sticky Tools feature. When Sticky Tools is turned on, the drawing pane cursor does not reset to the Select tool after you create a node or finish a pipe run in your model, allowing you to continue dropping new elements into the drawing without re-selecting the tool. When Sticky Tools is turned off, the drawing pane cursor resets to the Select tool after you create a node. This check box is selected by default.
Select Polygons By Edge	When this box is checked, polygon elements (catchments) can only be selected in the drawing pane by clicking on their bordering line, in other words you cannot select polygons by clicking their interior when this option is turned on.
Selection Handle Size In Pixels	Specifies, in pixels, the size of the handles that appear on selected elements. Enter a number from 1 to 10.
Selection Line Width Multiplier	Increases or decreases the line width of currently selected link elements by the factor indicated. For example, a multiplier of 2 would result in the width of a selected link being doubled.
Default Drawing Style	Allows you to select GIS or CAD drawing styles. Under GIS style, the size of element symbols in the drawing pane will remain the same regardless of zoom level. Under CAD style, element symbols will appear larger or smaller depending on zoom level.