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Snaps Tooltips File

External settings file used to control the display of tooltips for object snaps.

The file is located in the ProStructures installation folder at …\Prg\tooltips.ini.

Note: ProStructures must be restarted for any changes to the tooltips.ini file to take effect.

Form Syntax

The contents of the tooltip are controlled with the first line of in the [Display] section, beginning with Form=.

  • Plain text can be inserted and will be displayed.
  • All content must be entered on a single line in the INI file. Use \n to insert a linebreak in the tooltip display.
  • Variable content can be read from the highlighted object in the model useing the available variables listed in the file in the [AvailableFields] and [Specially for Bolts] sections. Place the variable name between two percent signs (%) to replace with the value.

Example

[Display]
Form=Postion=%POSITION%\nPickPoint=%PICKPOINT%\nType=%TYPE%\nShapeName=%NAME%\nZcoordinate=%ZCOORDINATE%