Options - Display tab

Use this tab to set display options.

DIALOG BOX OPTIONS

Command Lines to Track Defines the maximum number of lines that are displayed in the Prompt History Window. As you enter commands, CADdirect tracks each one that you use in a session, the prompts that are displayed, and your responses to the prompts. You can review this information in the Prompt History window. The default value is 256.

Font Size Enter the font size for displaying text in the command bar. The default value is 16.

Use Up/Down Arrows for Command History Navigation By default, using the keyboard arrows pans your view of the drawing. If you prefer to scroll the command history using the up and down arrows, mark this check box. Then when you use the up and down arrows, previous commands display and the other prompt input is skipped. This can be a convenient way to review and even repeat previous commands.

NOTE For panning, you can also use Alt+arrow keys. For scrolling the command history, you can also use Ctrl+K and Ctrl+L.

Enable AutoComplete To automatically suggest command names when typing in the command bar, select the Enable AutoComplete check box. You can also turn AutoComplete on and off by right-clicking the command bar and choosing AutoComplete.

AutoComplete Options Click to open the AutoComplete Options dialog box and select how command names are automatically suggested when typing in the command bar. You can also open the AutoComplete dialog box by right-clicking the command bar and choose AutoComplete Options.

Theme Select the look you want for all CADdirect windows.

Language Click [...] to open the Set Language dialog box and change the language that the program uses to display options.The list of available languages depends on which languages were installed on your computer when you installed CADdirect.

Show Paper Sheet in Paper Space To show or hide a bounded sheet of paper for Layout tabs, select the Show Paper Sheet in Paper Space check box.

Show Model and Layout Tabs To show or hide the Model tab and Layout tabs, select the Show Tabs check box. You may want to hide the tabs if you only work on the Model tab or if you use the command bar and status bar to switch between tabs.

Show Scroll Bars To show or hide the scroll bars that display on the right side and bottom of the CADdirect window or viewport, select the Show Scroll Bars check box. You may want to hide the scroll bars if you only use the Pan command to scroll drawings. Hiding the scroll bars can also improve performance.

Show Full Drawing Path in Title Bar Click to display the drive and folder location of the drawing in the drawing title bar in addition to the filename. When unmarked (the default), only the filename displays in the drawing title bar.

High-Contrast Grayscale Buttons Mark to display all icons in the user interface in high-contrast grayscale instead of color.

Cursor Options Click to open the Cursor Options dialog box and set how the pointer displays.

Color Scheme Click to open the Drawing Window Colors dialog box and specify colors for various items in the drawing window, such as the grid, drawing background, cursor crosshairs, and more.

Mouse Options Click to open the Mouse Options dialog box and specify the actions to take when you right-click the mouse or use the mouse wheel while working in a drawing.

Toolbar Options Click to open the Toolbar Settings dialog box and specify how tools are displayed on the toolbars.

Fade Control Click to open the Fade Control dialog box and set fading percentage for .dwg external references, entities on locked layers and in-place reference editing.

File Tab Options Click to open the File Tab Options dialog box to determine whether to display file tabs at the top of the drawing area and options for those file tabs.

Graphics Performance Click to open the Graphics Performance dialog box and specify which graphics device to use and other performance settings.

Restore Suppressed Messages Click to activate any CADdirect messages that were previously set to not display again.

Display Grip Menus Turns the display of grip menus on or off. When turned on, a grip menu displays when the mouse pauses over a grip that has an associated menu.

Display Prompt Boxes Turns prompt boxes on or off. The prompt boxes display options for commands and are the same as those displayed on the status bar and the command bar. Turning prompt boxes off may save screen space and may minimize mouse clicks.

Recent Drawing List Size Type or select the number of recently used drawings to list on the File menu.

Prompt Boxes Transparency (%) Type or select the percentage of transparency to apply to prompt boxes when they display.

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