Preferences Dialog, View Options Category

Setting	Description
View ToolBox	If on (the default) , sets the position of where to dock the tools in a view window. Default position is Top. Left Right Top Bottom
Scroll Bars	If on, view windows are displayed with borders, including scroll bars and view control bars. The default is off.
Black Background -> White	If on, the view background color (if set to black) is displayed in white. The default is off.
Preserve Aspect Ratio	If on, the product attempts to open views based on the aspect ratio of views from the last saved version. It only applies if you have changed the size of the product's application area since saving a file. The default is off.
Anti-alias Lines	If on, angled lines appear smoother (jagged edges are smoothed) in views. Auto-Detect — Automatically detect and turn on hardware antialiasing if available. On — Turns on antialiasing. Off (the default) — Turns off antialiasing.
Anti-alias Text	If on, TrueType fonts appear smoother (jagged edges are smoothed) in views. Auto-Detect — Automatically detect and turn on hardware antialiasing if available. On (the default) — Turns on antialiasing. Off — Turns off antialiasing.
Line Weights	Opens the Line Weight Translation dialog , which is used to set the display width (in pixels) for each of the 32 line weights.
Update Refresh	Sets the frequency (in seconds) that the display is refreshed during updates. The default is 1.0.
Frame Rate for View Tools (frames/sec)	Sets the minimum number of frames per second during viewing operations. Higher values mean less information may be displayed, or drawn, per frame.
Gamma Correction	Affects the brightness of rendered images on the Right/primary (and, if present, a Left/secondary) screen. Gamma correction compensates for the spectral characteristics of the display or printer. The default value of 1.7 is close to ideal for most monitors. The valid range is 0.1 to 3.0. Increasing the Gamma Correction setting has the effect of lightening images; decreasing it darkens images. A change in this preference is effective the next time a view is updated.
Dynamics	Sets the amount of transparency used to display elements in dynamics. This is particularly useful when working in shaded views. The default setting is moderately opaque.
Auto-Locate	Set the amount of transparency in the Element Highlight Color used to flash (highlight) elements for auto-locate (the Element Highlight Color is set in the Color item of the Design File Settings dialog.) When set to Opaque, highlighted elements appear in the Element Highlight Color. As you move the slider towards Clear, progressively less of the highlight color and more of the original element color is seen in the highlight color. The default is moderately clear.
Auto-Locate Display Thin Edges in Overlay	If on, (the default is off) auto-locate displays the edges of elements as they are highlighted in views. With setting enabled, edges are displayed for highlighted elements in the view.
No Animation On View Rotation	If on, the view is rotated without animation. This improves the performance on large models. Default is off.
Design Background	If on, sets the color used as the design model background color. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is on.
Drawing Background	If on, sets the color used as the drawing model background color. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is off.
Sheet Background	If on, sets the color used as the sheet model background color. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is off.
Element Hilite	If on, sets the color used to highlight the active element. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is off. `SET` `HILITE` [ `BLACK` \| `BLUE` \| `CYAN` \| `DGREY` \| `GREEN` \| `LGREY` \| `MAGENTA` \| `RED` \| `WHITE` \| `YELLOW` ]
Selection Set	If on, sets the color used to display the selection set. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is off.

View ToolBox

If on (the default) , sets the position of where to dock the tools in a view window. Default position is Top.

Left
Right
Top
Bottom

Scroll Bars

If on, view windows are displayed with borders, including scroll bars and view control bars. The default is off.

Black Background -> White

If on, the view background color (if set to black) is displayed in white. The default is off.

Preserve Aspect Ratio

If on, the product attempts to open views based on the aspect ratio of views from the last saved version. It only applies if you have changed the size of the product's application area since saving a file. The default is off.

Anti-alias Lines

If on, angled lines appear smoother (jagged edges are smoothed) in views.

Auto-Detect — Automatically detect and turn on hardware antialiasing if available.
On — Turns on antialiasing.
Off (the default) — Turns off antialiasing.

Anti-alias Text

If on, TrueType fonts appear smoother (jagged edges are smoothed) in views.

Auto-Detect — Automatically detect and turn on hardware antialiasing if available.
On (the default) — Turns on antialiasing.
Off — Turns off antialiasing.

Line Weights

Opens the Line Weight Translation dialog , which is used to set the display width (in pixels) for each of the 32 line weights.

Update Refresh

Sets the frequency (in seconds) that the display is refreshed during updates. The default is 1.0.

Frame Rate for View Tools (frames/sec)

Sets the minimum number of frames per second during viewing operations. Higher values mean less information may be displayed, or drawn, per frame.

Gamma Correction

Affects the brightness of rendered images on the Right/primary (and, if present, a Left/secondary) screen.

Gamma correction compensates for the spectral characteristics of the display or printer. The default value of 1.7 is close to ideal for most monitors. The valid range is 0.1 to 3.0.

Increasing the Gamma Correction setting has the effect of lightening images; decreasing it darkens images. A change in this preference is effective the next time a view is updated.

Dynamics

Sets the amount of transparency used to display elements in dynamics. This is particularly useful when working in shaded views.

The default setting is moderately opaque.

Auto-Locate

Set the amount of transparency in the Element Highlight Color used to flash (highlight) elements for auto-locate (the Element Highlight Color is set in the Color item of the Design File Settings dialog.)

When set to Opaque, highlighted elements appear in the Element Highlight Color. As you move the slider towards Clear, progressively less of the highlight color and more of the original element color is seen in the highlight color.

The default is moderately clear.

Auto-Locate Display Thin Edges in Overlay

If on, (the default is off) auto-locate displays the edges of elements as they are highlighted in views.

With setting enabled, edges are displayed for highlighted elements in the view.

No Animation On View Rotation

If on, the view is rotated without animation. This improves the performance on large models. Default is off.

Design Background

If on, sets the color used as the design model background color. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is on.

Drawing Background

If on, sets the color used as the drawing model background color. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is off.

Sheet Background

If on, sets the color used as the sheet model background color. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is off.

Element Hilite

If on, sets the color used to highlight the active element. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is off.

Selection Set

If on, sets the color used to display the selection set. To change the color, click the color icon and select a color from the Color Override Preference dialog. Default is off.