Options

Menu: Tools > Options

Keyboard: CONFIG

Aliases: PR, OPTIONS, RCONFIG, PREFERENCES

Displays the Options dialog box so you can specify the default settings (such as Experience Level, Axis Color, and Search Paths) that you want the program to use.

Dialog Box Options

Search Path Defines the folders that will be searched when importing files, inserting blocks, or finding fonts. The syntax is the same as Windows paths, using drive letters, colons, and backslashes. You can also use Universal Naming Convention (UNC) paths. To specify more than one path, separate them with semicolons, such as:

     C:\IntelliCAD2001\Support;C:\

Prototype drawing Specifies a drawing file to use as the default template for new drawings when one is created with either the New or New Drawing Wizard command. This must be a DWG file. To select a prototype drawing, click Browse, locate the file name, and then click Open.

AutoSave Enable AutoSave turns the automatic file saving feature on or off. When on, AutoSave creates a backup of the drawing at specified time intervals, defined in minutes in the Time field. The default is 30 minutes; selecting a value of 0 minutes is the same as turning AutoSave off. The backup file is named using the extension defined in the Drawings field, which is .SV$ by default.


NOTE Do not use too brief a time for AutoSave with large drawings, because it can take a minute or more to save a very large drawing.


Experience Level Sets the difficulty level for menus and toolbars. The number and complexity of commands displayed on menus and toolbars increases from Beginner to Advanced. Select the experience level that is right for you based on your level of experience with CAD (computer-aided design). The default value, Intermediate, is set during installation.


TIP The Customize command determines which toolbar buttons and menu items are displayed by each experience level.


Command Lines to Track Defines the maximum number of lines that are displayed in the Prompt History Window. As you enter commands, IntelliCAD® 2001 tracks each one that you use in a session, the prompts that are displayed, and your responses to the prompts You can review this information the Prompt History window. The default value is 256.

Display Prompt Boxes Turns prompt boxes on or off. The prompt boxes, typically displayed in the upper right corner of the screen, list options for commands. The options in the prompt boxes are the same as those displayed on the status bar and the command bar. Turning prompt boxes off may save screen space and may minimize mouse clicks.

Automatic Menu Loading When turned on, default menus are loaded when you open drawing files. When turned off, you can load drawings with associated menus without overwriting the default menus.

X Axis Color Defines the x-axis color for the pointer crosshairs. Click Select Color to display a palette of colors from which to choose. The default color is red.

Y Axis Color Defines the y-axis color for the pointer crosshairs. Click Select Color to display a palette of colors from which to choose. The default color is green.

Z Axis Color Defines the z-axis color for the pointer crosshairs. Click Select Color to display a palette of colors from which to choose. The default color is blue.

Graphic Screen Color Sets the color of the background screen, which is Black by default.

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Customizing

Customizing - Aliases Tab

Customizing - Keyboard Tab

Customizing - Menus Tab

Customizing - Toolbars tab

Drawing Settings

Explorer

New Drawings

New Drawing Wizard

Saving

How do I...

Use Automatic Menu Loading

Display prompt boxes

Save your drawings automatically

Set the axis colors

Set the command lines to track

Set the experience level

Set the graphics screen color

Set the template drawing

Change any of the options settings