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Graphic options

Menu: Tools > Interface configuration

Selection cursor

Pickbox size (pixel): Expressed in pixels. Lets you set the cursor size.

Crosshair (% of screen size): Expressed as a percentage of the screen size. Lets you set the size of your cursor crosshairs.

Mouse wheel zoom

Reverse zoom direction: Reverses the direction of the zoom when you turn the mouse wheel.

Zoom speed (%): Allows you to set the zoom level parameter when you turn the mouse wheel.

Colors

Drawing background color: Allows you to define the color of the drawing background.

Marker color: Lets you set a preferred marker color.

Position and styles

Tab positions: Lets you set the relative position of the drawings tabs.

Ribbon font height: Allows you to modify the font size used in the ribbons.

Options

Number of opened documents allowed: Type the number of documents that can be opened in a software session. Each document uses memory and too many open documents can cause a slowdown of your workstation. A message appears when you exceed this limit.

Text display mode: Manage the quality of text display. For some languages, such as Chinese, it must be set  in Vectorial mode.

Text print mode:  Manage the quality of text printing. For some languages, such as Chinese, it must be set in Vectorial mode.

Graphical acceleration: Enable acceleration to improve performance when editing graphical entities if your graphic card is compatible. Disable or try another option if you experience troubleshooting. If you change the value, you have to close and reopen the opened drawings to activate the new rendering mode.

 

Clicking the Reset all interfaces button clears the position and size changes for all dialog boxes in the software.



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