Specify general system options such as the display of error and warning icons in the Simulation study tree, options for mesh and plot appearance, etc. System options apply to all studies in all documents.
To set the General options:
- Click .
The System Options - General dialog box appears.
- Select from the options described below, then click OK.
Reset All returns the General options to the system defaults.
Load/Fixture symbol quality
Specifies the quality of the load and fixture symbols.
Wireframe |
Displays 3D wireframe symbols.
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Wireframe quality
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Shaded |
Displays 3D shaded symbols.
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Shaded quality
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Result plots
Dynamic plot update |
When checked, plots are dynamically updated as the parameters that control the plots appearance are modified. Turn the flag off to improve performance of viewing results for large models.
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List result quantities in higher precision |
When checked, results are listed with up to 16-digit precision.
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Show yield strength marker for vonMises plots |
When checked, the location of the material yield strength on the plot legend for studies with parts is marked with a red arrow. The yield strength value is displayed at the bottom of the plot legend.
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Display local coordinate system reference triad |
When checked, the local coordinate system reference triad is displayed at the lower right corner of the graphics area. The triad is displayed only for plots where you define a reference plane, axis, or coordinate system.
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Color chart background color |
Sets the background color for the plot legend.
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Font
Enables you to select fonts for the Plot Title, Plot Subtitle, and Color Chart.
Run Simulation Advisor from CommandManager |
When checked, Simulation Advisor starts when you click Study, Fixtures, External Loads, Connections, or Results on the Simulation CommandManager. When cleared, you can start the Advisors by clicking Study, Fixtures, External Loads, Connections, or Results on the Simulation CommandManager and selecting the corresponding Advisor from the menu.
If you change this option, you must restart SOLIDWORKS for the change to take effect.
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Hide excluded bodies and show study material appearances (requires more time to load a study) |
When selected:- bodies of assemblies and multibody parts that are excluded from analysis in the Simulation study are hidden in the graphics area, when the study is active
- If bodies are assigned different materials in a Simulation study, the bodies are shown in the graphics area with the appearance of the study-specific material, when the study is active.
When this option is selected, for large assemblies with many material assignments or many bodies excluded
from analysis, activating a simulation study can take a significant amount of time
(because the system must apply the internal simulation-specific display state on
top of the model display state).
However, interactive performance while editing the simulation study is not affected. To avoid these performance issues, turn this option off.
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Load all Simulation studies when opening a model (requires more time to open a model). |
When selected, all the information for Simulation studies is saved to the memory on opening a model. It might take longer time to open a model with multiple Simulation studies. If this option is cleared, only the basic information for each Simulation study is saved to the memory on opening a model. When you activate a study, the rest of the Simulation study data is saved to the memory.
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