You can specify values for nearly all settings in Creo Elements/Direct Annotation using the Default Settings browser; click File > Settings > Default Settings.
Other settings can be changed as follows:
When you start Creo Elements/Direct Annotation, it loads the am_customize file which contains default settings. If Creo Elements/Direct Annotation cannot find this file, it loads the am_customize.orig file. If you want to change the default settings, you need to modify the am_customize file using a standard text editor (such as `vi' or `Notepad'). The file is located in the personality directory.
You can use the sd-set-setting-modifiable-flag function in the am_customize file to partially or fully disable Creo Elements/Direct Annotation default settings. The disabled settings appear as grey text in the default settings browser.
To define a new isometric mode
You can define new isometric modes for use in creating isometric views. Isometric modes are defined with the register-view function. You can include isometric mode definitions in the am_customize file, or you can put them in separate files to be loaded into Creo Elements/Direct Annotation.
To define a new isometric mode, copy the function register-view and enter the keyword values:
To set a specific isometric mode as default upon start-up of Creo Elements/Direct Annotation, add the following to the am_customize file (or a separately loaded file):
(am_iso_mode :mode "Name of mode")
To register new special characters
You can register new special characters to be included in the Special Characters table. Any character from the hp_symbols and hp_symbols2 fonts can be registered. A predefined pixmap can also be included in the Special Characters table to represent the character.
To register a new special character, copy the function docu-register-special-char from the am_customize file and enter the required variables:
(docu-register-special-char :char-code Code number in font :font-code :hp_symbols or :hp_symbols2 :meta-name "Metaname seen in text editor" :pixmap-file "Filename for pixmap (optional)")
Note that the metaname must be unique. You must first unregister an old metaname to define it again.
Other special character customization functions are the following:
• (docu-unregister-special-char-all) de-registers all previously defined special characters. Use this to exclude all the Creo Elements/Direct Annotation defaults and use only a defined set of characters.
• (docu-unregister-special-char "meta-name") de-registers the named special character only.
To register sketches
The following procedure is available for backward compatibility. See
Define (save) a sketch to store and reload sketches (as templates) automatically.
You can register sketches to be available in the Template Browser. Any valid MI file can be registered.
To register a sketch, copy the function docu-register-sketch from the am_customize file, and enter the required variables:
(docu-register-sketch :obj-name "Sketch name" :file-name "Filename of sketch"
• (docu-unregister-all-sketches) de-registers all previously defined sketches. Use this to exclude all previously registered sketches and then, for example, register only a specific set of sketches.
• (docu-unregister-sketch "Sketch name") de-registers the named sketch only.
