Options Dialog Box - General Tab

Appearance

Highlight color Sets the color used when you select an entity.
Background color Sets the background color in the graphics area for all files.

Override document background

Overrides the document background color with the specified color.

Use gradient background

Applies a gradient background using the color selected in Background color. This option is available if you select the Override document background option.
Paper color Sets paper color in drawing documents.

Override paper color

Overrides the document's paper color with the specified color.
Use dynamic view animations When you change from one view to another, the change shows an animated sequence of frames.
Display shadows Displays shadows in models.
Display internal edges for transparent part Shows internal edges in transparent parts.

This option is off by default because it may affect performance. You can specify the option when you have a document open. The option saves across sessions.

Performance

Use software OpenGL Disables graphics adapter hardware acceleration and enables graphics rendering using only software.

For many graphics cards, this results in slower performance. Select this option only if instructed to do so by technical support. You can only select this option when there are no documents open.

This option is automatically selected and unavailable for change if your graphics card does not support hardware acceleration, or does not support it for the current combination of resolution, number of colors, refresh rate, and so forth.

Other options

Enable performance email Performance information is sent to SOLIDWORKS Corporation to help improve the product. The process is transparent and reports only system and command information for quality and usage evaluation. All information is confidential. For more information on the Customer Experience Feedback Program, click Enable performance email. You can also enable this tool when you install eDrawings, or when you open an eDrawings executable or HTML file for the first time. This option takes effect the next time you open the eDrawings Viewer.
Disable SOLIDWORKS Network License Disables SOLIDWORKS Network License (SNL) if your machine has been configured to use SNL. Restart the eDrawings application to apply a change.
Check out-of-date file references Verifies if referenced files are outdated if you open a SOLIDWORKS document that references another SOLIDWORKS file.
Open files read-only Opens files in eDrawings as read-only. This option also selects the Open as read-only option in the Open dialog box. Clearing the option in the Open dialog box does not affect the option in the Options dialog box.
Reverse mouse wheel zoom direction Changes the direction of the mouse wheel for zooming in and out.

Stamps path

Specify the path and folder that contains stamp images.