To Set Work Environment Options
1. Click > . The Creo Schematics Options dialog box opens. The Change environment options for working with Creo Schematics page is open by default.
2. Click or clear a check box to change Startup options.
◦ Display console window—Displays the DOS console window or the command prompt.
◦ Enable advanced schematics—Runs the full version of Creo Schematics.
◦ Play trail file—Plays a trail file from the specified location on startup. Type a file path or click Browse to set the trail file location.
3. Click or clear a check box to change Trail file settings.
◦ Suppress dialog boxes when playing trail file—Suppresses the opening of dialog boxes while playing a trail file.
◦ Restore main window after playing trail file—Restores the main window if it is minimized after a trail file ends.
4. Click or clear a check box to change Catalog settings.
◦ Allow automatic catalog verification—Verifies the catalog when a design opens, a central catalog is selected, or a new design is created using a template that includes a central catalog.
5. Click or clear a check box to change Save design settings. Type a number in the box to change the number of operations a design is saved.
◦ Save design information every number box operations—Saves the design after the specified number of operations.
◦ Automatic design backup—Creates automatic backups of a design.
6. Select an option and click or clear the check box to change Multisheet viewer options.
◦ Layout direction—Sets the layout of sheets in the Multisheet Viewer.
▪ Horizontal—Displays open sheets from left to right.
▪ Vertical—Displays open sheets from top to bottom.
◦ Layout wrapping—Sets the thumbnail wrapping.
▪ Automatic—Performs automatic thumbnail line wrapping.
▪ Manual—Performs manual line wrapping. Type the number of thumbnails in the Wrap Length box.
▪ Wrap length—Sets the number of thumbnails in the Multisheet Viewer. Type a number in the box.
◦ Emphasize main sheet in viewer—Highlights the open sheet in the Multisheet Viewer.
7. Use the General environment options to set additional options.
◦ Sound bell for prompts and messages—Rings a bell when there are prompts and messages.
◦ Display types of messages—Sets the types of messages to display:
▪ Errors, warnings and messages—Displays all messages.
▪ Errors and warnings—Displays error and warning messages.
▪ Errors—Displays only error messages.
◦ Display crosshair cursor—Enables the display of the horizontal and vertical lines attached to the pointer.
◦ Define and manage mapkeys—Manages mapkeys. Click Mapkeys Settings to open the Mapkey Editor.
◦ Define and manage commands—Manages custom commands. Click Custom Command Settings to open the Define Custom Command dialog box.
8. Set an option when checking in a design to Windchill. This option is enabled when Windchill Workgroup Manager is installed.
◦ Capture PDF on check in—Creates a PDF of the design when you check it in to Windchill Workgroup Manager.
◦ Generate HPGL viewable on check in—Automatically creates HPGL files of the design sheets when you check it into Windchill Workgroup Manager. By default, EDA files are generated when you check the design into Windchill. EDA files are viewable in Creo View ECAD 3.0 and as thumbnails in Windchill with the Creo View Thumbnail Viewer 3.0 plug-in. When you are using Creo Schematics 3.0 with Windchill 10.1 or earlier versions, you can use the legacy HPGL format to generate a viewable thumbnail.
9. Click OK.