Difference between revisions of "Settings:User Drawing Environment"

Revision as of 01:00, 29 December 2010

These settings are maintained in the User's local settings folder - typically:
XP: C:\Documents and Settings\YOURUSERNAME\Local Settings\Application Data\WireCAD\WireCAD6\DrawingSettings.xml
Vista/7: C:\Users\YOURUSERNAME\AppData\Local\WireCAD\WireCAD6\DrawingSettings.xml

Background Color Sets the background color. Grip Color Sets the grip color. OSnap Color Sets the Object Snap Color. Grip Size Sets the grip size in pixels. Pick Size Sets the pick size in pixes. The pick determines the search window when clicking the cursor. Cross Hair Size Sets the cross hair size in pixels. Show Layout Tabs Shows the layout tabs at the bottom of the drawing frame

Show Paper Space Paper When a layout is selected, show the current page size as returned by the selected printer as a white "page."

true

false Show UCS Axis Shows the UCS Axis

Save Drawing After Every Cable Number Assignment Setting this to true is not recommended but will speed the assignment process. You are responsible then for saving the drawing to ensure drawing/database parity.

Settings Explanation

Setting	Description
Auto Save Duration in Minutes	Sets the Auto Save Duration. Auto Save saves only drawings that are not currently involved in a function.
Open New Drawing Upon Application Startup	Self explanatory
Use the New Drawing Wizard	Shows the New Drawing Wizard when you click File>New Drawing. Allows the use of template drawings. If set to false, just creates a new drawing without a template. File>New Drawing
Open Last Project When I Start WireCAD	Behaves like earlier versions of WireCAD that opened the last project automatically on startup.
Show the WireCAD Startup Page	The WireCAD Startup Page shows the latest news from the WireCAD ranch. View>Show Start Page
Warn Me When I Mismatch a Signal Type	When you finish drawing a cable WireCAD will check the source and destination port signal types and let you know if they don't match. You can use the new status panel to know the port type if you are confused. Port Status Panel
When I Double-click a Many-to-Many Cable Assign All of Them	Many-to-Many cables that are set for Multiple Database Entries can either be assigned all at once by a single double-click, or if this setting is turned off a double-click will find the closest port to the cursor and assign that.
Keep My Equipment Library Open	This is useful if you are using dual monitors and want to have the Equipment Library stay open on the other monitor.
When I Link Pointers Go Back	The default Link Pointer function will leave you on the second sheet. If you set this to true it will jump you back to the first sheet.
Library Multiple Port Add Leading Zero Count	Presets the Port Adder Dialog. Database>Equipment Library[IO Tab]>Add Ports