Preferences
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Menu: Tools > Interface configuration |
Behavior
Selection mode: By default,
when you want to select several entities, after selecting the first entity
you must press the [Ctrl] key
and hold it to select the second. With this option, it is possible to
select the entities without pressing the [Ctrl]
key.
Drawing Unit system: Sets the
unit mode (to Imperial or Metric) used in the software for
all files generated outside a electrical project.
Dimension units: Sets
the unit you want to use for dimensioning.
Help: Lets you select a default
help file: either the one installed on your workstation (CHM file) or
the Internet help function (which needs an Internet connection).
Open recent file when opening project:
SOLIDWORKS Electrical
saves the last drawing you used in the electrical project. When you re-open
the electrical project, this drawing can be automatically re-opened. Select
in the list, the option you want.
Optimize project opening: Allows
you to decrease the opening time of an electrical project. Two options
are available to manage the electrical project opening. When you select
Load all data when opening project
all the electrical project data are loaded when you open it. The second
option, Load data at the first usage,
allows you to load the minimum of data when you open the electrical project.
Then, the data are loaded when necessary. It allows you to decrease the
opening time of an electrical project.
Ask to remove translated text:
If this option is selected, when you change a description (available in
the component properties or symbol properties, for example) in the main
language, SOLIDWORKS Electrical
opens a dialog box asking you if you want to delete the existing translations
of this text.
Send anonymous data: This option
allows SOLIDWORKS Electrical
to collect anonymous information to improve the software. Below, some
types of data collected:
Type of installation (Client/server or standalone)
OS version
Type of software: 2D, 3D, Excel add-in, Draftsight add-in
Time when the application is starting
Time when the application is closed
Number of users connected to collaborative server
Number of electrical projects
Number of components, cables, wires, books, folders, pages in
the electrical project
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