Dialog: Application Settings
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Application-Settings
Use the Application-Settings dialog-box to edit parameters and the working environment.
How to Open:
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Application Settings dialog-box:
The Application-Settings are saved automatically to:
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See here for more information on Application-Settings, Themes, Styles and the Save and Load buttons
Application-Settings tabs
General
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CAD Linear Units Imported DXF Files: Default Units For 1:1 scaling, make the units the same as the original DXF drawing. See also: 'Edit a DXF-Element' File Options Extract ZXL Files to: [See here for ZXL file-type].
Save ZXL file on exit check-box:
Enable Auto-Save check-box:
Note 1: Do File menu > Save before Auto-Save becomes active. # of Backup files When you open a model, a backup is made with file-extension: CXL.1, .2, ... CXL.#; and MTD.1, MTD.2, ...MTD.# # of Commands between each Auto-save At each auto-save, we:
Tutorials Video Directory : see Tutorials Database Directory : DO NOT TOUCH! see Help menu > Language Database Allow Internet Downloads : check-box, needed to download tutorials Cam 'Soft Limits' Cam Radius-of-Curvature (Rc ∕ Rf)% Equation to Evaluate : (Cam Radius-of-Curvature, Rc ∕ Cam-Follower Radius, Rf ) * 100 % If | Radius-of-Curvature Cam | < % * Radius of the Cam-Follower Roller
Theme Options 'Themes' are not 'Styles'. Active Theme: After you select a Target Theme, this shows the Theme. Mostly, in this help documentation, the Theme is Charcoal Dark Slate. Target Theme:
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Number Format
Note: Digits and Precision are similar to Decimal Places and Significant Figures, but not identical. |
Note: Precision of all MechDesigner's internal calculations do not change. Data Output and Vector Format Data-format for data you save from a Graph FB or Cam-Coordinates FB.
Dimension Format Data-format for dimensions, as you see in the graphic-area
Top-Tip: Experiment with a dimension to learn how Precision and Digits change the dimension. Precision: The number-of-digits for the full number - before and after the decimal mark. Digits: The number-of-digits after the decimal mark. Typically: Min(Precision) ≥ (Digits +3), but depends on your model requirements.
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Graphics
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Display colours Edit the colour of elements and symbols in the graphic-area. To help you model, the elements - below - have different colours in different states. Parts in the Mechanism-Editor:
Sketch-Elements in the Part-Editor: are
CAD-Lines are Dark-Green in the Part-Editor and Mechanism-Editor. XY-axes in the Mechanism-Editor and Part-Editor are:
XYZ-axes (RGB) at the Origin in Model-Editor (RGB):
Reference Geometry: Orange Display Options Quality Slider: Low < Quality > High Use the 'Quality' slider to edit the drawing accuracy of various symbols and sketch-elements. Display Function-Block 'Name' To display the name of each Function-Block in the graphic-area it is useful to display the names of Function-Blocks It is more useful when you rename the Function-Blocks  No FB names |
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Accessibility
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MenU Toolbar Icon Size Large 48x48 - not recommended as you may not see all of the icons in a toolbars Medium 32x32 - typical use Small 24x24 - typical use Tiny 16x16 - too small for me English [An English Joke about language] Languages: English, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Polish, Russian, Japanese, Chinese. Show Hints See also Help menu If you do not need the hints, clear the Show Hints check-box. We still show hints in the Feedback zone. Text Size Text in Menus and Dialog-Boxes. They are related to the Icon Size Large - too big Medium - OK Small - a bit small. |
Graphic Symbol Display Size [Pixels]: The size of elements in the graphic-area, such as Part-Outlines. Symbol Selection Size [Pixels]: The size of the pointer selection 'pin-head'. The larger this number the easier it is to select an element, but you may select than one element. |
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Sounds Sounds Enabled: check-box to let you listen to a sound each time MechDesigner sends a message to the Message Area in the Feedback-Area. Click the buttons to hear the sound for each message. |
Auto-Profile
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Default Sizes Parameters that apply to Solids. You can change all four in their dialog-boxes, also. Default Ball Radius The size of the symbol we use for a Ball-Joint See also: Add Ball-Joint ; Ball-Joint dialog Default Bearing Dia. Default Ground Bearing Dia. The dimensions that apply to arcs and circles of Auto-Profiles with respect to moving and fixed Pin-Joints, respectively. See also: Add Auto-Profiles Default Extrusion Depth The default dimension of the Extrusion-Depth parameter in the Extrusion dialog See also: Add Auto-Profile ; Add Auto-Profiles ; Extrusion dialog-box |
Target Theme set to: Charcoal Dark Slate or Windows10 If Target Theme = Charcoal Dark Slate : Click Load button, open the DARK.STYLE style. If Target Theme = Windows10 : Click Load button, open the LIGHT.STYLE style. The Dark and Light styles use colours that suit the Charcoal Dark Slate and Windows10 themes, respectively.
Edit colours, icons sizes, text sizes, number format, and all other settings. When the settings are 'good for you'...
The Theme and Application-Settings should now be your default settings. To distribute your settings and style to other workstations:
Save file-name.XML to this directory <CommonAppData>\PSMotion\Style
Copy file-name.XML to directory <CommonAppData>\PSMotion\Style
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