The display color for the major grid lines. The X Divs and Y Divs (minor grid lines) displayed between the major grid lines. The dX and dY spacing between major grid lines. This category assigns the default display grid settings. The distance used to move objects while in the Select tool using the arrow keys. Saves all displayed tool palette positions on the screen when you exit the program.ĭisplays the XYZ axis located at the origin.Ĭhanges the definitions of side and front views to reflect mechanical or aerospace design conventions. Immediately resolves dependent geometry when changes are made. Two types of tool cursors exist which support snapping or selection operations. Turns on or off the ability to use tool cursors. Turns on or off the ability to use short cuts for quick command access. This category assigns general settings including axis, tool tips, short cuts, and dialog positions.ĭisplays, in the prompt window, a brief description of an icon as you move your cursor over its tool image. Back up files can be created every so many commands or every so many minutes. File previews are cross platform compatible.Ĭhecking the Save Pen/Text settings with file option will save any annotations in the drawing along with the file.Ĭhecking the Save Unit settings with file option will save any localized measurement units you have set along with the file.Īutomatically saves the current drawing into a file located in the back up folder. The preview is seen with the File: Open command. This prevents others from reading and writing a file you may be working on.Ĭhecking the Save File Previews option will save a preview image of the file. With this option enabled, files are locked when read by the application. Saving the display will make file loads faster, but file sizes larger. This includes the vector and facet display lists for each entity. Saves the display list for surfaces and solids. Clearing undo buffers frees up considerable memory for additional commands.
#HOW TO PRINT TURBOCAD FOR MAC PC#
The native format is more compact, but will not display on both Mac and PC computers.Ĭlears the contents of the undo buffer after a save file. When this option is selected, images are saved in the native format for either Mac or PC. This category sets up the preferences for filing and back up file options. Percentage along a curve that is examined for snap locations. The angles that are highlighted relative to the first snap point. The angles that are highlighted when referenced from a wake-up snap. The pixel radius which is examined for the Snap tool. For more detailed information on Snaps settings, see “Snap Settings” on page 3 Sets the default settings for the Snap tool. Note, these options are only activated upon printing. The three options are butt, round, and square. The Printed Line Cap provides three options that control how line ends are printed. The Pen Weights pull down menu provides options for the displayed pen weights that have been customized in the drawing, as they appear when printed. The Resolution pull down menu provides options for setting the resolution between coarse and sup The Object Type pull down provides a means to set separate resolution settings for curves, surfaces, and solids. The Display preferences page sets settings for default display resolutions of curves, surfaces, and solids. Specify the foreground color of the drawing window.ĭisplays the foreground and background into a preview area. Specify the background color of the drawing window. The colors category assigns the foreground and background color. The preference group settings are detailed below: Colors The Settings section displays the interface for the selected category. The Category section lists the available preference groups. The Preferences dialog, accessed from the TurboCAD menu, allows you to customize various start-up and runtime settings for TurboCAD.