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Setting

Get/Set Methods

Return Value or <Value>

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Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution - Quality

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swImageQualityShaded, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swImageQualityShaded, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, swImageQualityShaded_e.<Value>)

See swImageQualityShaded_e for valid options

Specifies the tessellation of cylindrical surfaces for shaded rendering output

Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution - Deviation

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swImageQualityShadedDeviation, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceDouble(swUserPreferenceDoubleValue_e.swImageQualityShadedDeviation, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Double value

Specifies maximum chordal deviation in effect at the various tuning levels; use IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceDoubleValueRange to get the current and valid minimum and maximum values

Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution - Optimize edge length (higher quality, but slower)

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityUseHighQualityEdgeSize, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityUseHighQualityEdgeSize, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to increase image quality

Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution - Apply to all referenced part documents

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityApplyToAllReferencedPartDoc swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityApplyToAllReferencedPartDoc , swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

For assemblies only; specifies whether to apply image quality settings to all part documents referenced by active document

Shaded and draft quality HLR/HLV resolution - Save tessellation with part document

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualitySaveTesselationWithPartDoc, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualitySaveTesselationWithPartDoc, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

Specifies whether to save display information with the part document

Wireframe and high quality HLR/HLV resolution - quality of wireframe display output

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swImageQualityWireframe, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swImageQualityWireframe, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, swImageQualityWireframe_e.<Value>)

See swImageQualityWireframe_e for valid options

Specifies the wireframe quality:  optimal or custom

Wireframe and high quality HLR/HLV resolution - wireframe quality

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swImageQualityWireframeValue, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceInteger(swUserPreferenceIntegerValue_e.swImageQualityWireframeValue, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Integer value (1 - 100)

Specifies value for custom swImageQualityWireframe quality

Wireframe and high quality HLR/HLV resolution - Precisely render overlapping geometry (higher quality, but slower)

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPreciseRenderingOfOverlappingGeometry, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swPreciseRenderingOfOverlappingGeometry, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

For wireframes and drawings only

Wireframe and high quality HLR/HLV resolution - Improve curve quality at higher settings

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityWireframeHighCurveQuality, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityWireframeHighCurveQuality, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

 

Boolean value

Specifies whether to improve a curve's angular tolerance at the high end of wireframe quality resolution; for wireframe quality slider settings between 92 and 100

Use isometric, zoom to fit view for document preview

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityZoomToFitForPreviewImages, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityZoomToFitForPreviewImages, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

For parts and assemblies only; true to save in isometric, zoom to fit view (default); false to save in the current view

Use pre-2009 tangent edge definition

IModelDocExtension::GetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityUseOldTangentEdgeDisplay, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified)

IModelDocExtension::SetUserPreferenceToggle(swUserPreferenceToggle_e.swImageQualityUseOldTangentEdgeDisplay, swUserPreferenceOption_e.swDetailingNoOptionSpecified, <Value>)

Boolean value

True to leave tangent edges visible as in the pre-2009 SolidWorks implementation; false to hide tangent edges when the angle between adjacent faces is less than one degree



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