Setting Options for Drawing Documents

A variety of options customize drawings to your company’s standards and to the requirements of your printer or plotter.

System drawing options

Click Tools > Options > System Options > Drawings. Specify various display and update options for views. The settings on the System Options tab apply to all documents. Other system options for drawings are found under the following topics:
  • Display Style. Drawing view display mode and tangent edge display.
  • Area Hatch/Fill. Hatch or solid fill, pattern, scale, and angle of area hatches.
  • Performance. Performance options that are specific to drawings.

Document-specific detailing options

Click Options Tool_Options_Standard.gif. On the Document Properties tab, select Detailing. The settings on the Document Properties tab apply to the active document only. Other document properties for drawings are found under the following topics: