Preferences
Preferences are groups of related settings that change how Arbortext IsoDraw appears and functions. The application installs with a set of default preferences you can use to get started. You can change any or all of these settings later to meet your needs. You can also reset preferences to their defaults after you change them.
This section describes preferences that affect the tools and working environment in Arbortext IsoDraw. Other preferences (not covered in this section) affect how Arbortext IsoDraw imports and exports various file formats. File format preferences are described separately in the Arbortext IsoDraw Data Exchange Reference.
In any dialog box that contains preference settings, you will find the buttons Cancel and OK. If you change preference settings in a dialog box, clicking OK saves your changes in the active file. If you do not want to save changes, click Cancel.
The Preferences command on the Edit menu opens the Preferences dialog box. This dialog box contains several preferences panels and a list of corresponding symbols on the left side. To display a panel, you click its symbol.
Each panel in the Preferences dialog box contains one or more groups of related preferences. These include:
• Grids and elements (…displayed first when you open the Preferences dialog box)
• Document format, dimensions
• Threads
• Using thick/thin pen technique
• Standard attributes
• Text format
• Dimension preferences
• Screen redraw
• Background display
• Enabling macro commands
• Highlighting during file comparison
• 3D options for 3D import, projection, and editing
• Browser window contents
• Animation
• Windchill
• Miscellaneous preferences
• Security
• Different file formats
• Administrator
Each panel in the Preferences dialog box contains the buttons Factory settings and Undo. Clicking Factory settings sets all preferences in the active panel to their default values. Clicking Undo causes any preferences you changed in the active panel to revert to their previously saved values.
The changes you make on the individual panels are not saved until you exit the dialog box with OK. None of the changes will be applied if you click Cancel.