Option: Display Decimals
Defines the number of decimal places to display in parametric edit fields.
Option: Node Magnet Proximity
Defines the number of pixels the mouse cursor must move away from a node to escape the node magnet
when using center line snapping. The node magnet causes the mouse cursor to stick to any node the
cursor passes over during center line snapping, provided node magnets are enabled.
Option: Node Magnets Enabled
Enables the mouse cursor to stick to any node it passes over during center line snapping. The mouse
cursor will continue to stick to the node until the cursor is moved beyond the node magnet proximity (see:
Node Magnet Proximity).
Option: Design Units
The design units define the length units of all open designs. Internally the program operates in a unitless
manner. It is only important that the same units are used throughout a design. The design units become
important when output is required. Unfolded objects are displayed with partitioned printer pages shown in
the current design units.
It is not recommended for designs to be loaded in different unit systems at the same time because there
can be only one global design units setting.
Option: Parameter Editor Visibility
The parameter editor visibility option can has the following
settings:
1. As Required
2. Manual
The 'As Required' option cause the parameter editor to show itself when it shows editable parameters. The
'Manual' option means the visibility of the parameter editor is controlled by the user.
Option: Mouse Pan Button
The mouse pan button option defines which mouse is used for panning. The options are 'Middle' and 'Right'
button. When the button is pressed in a design area the view is panned by dragging.
Option: Parametric Reweld
The parametric reweld option enables the design to be regenerated (i.e. re-welded) each time a parameter
is altered. If this option is disabled the design object still updates to reflect the change but the objects are
displayed in Outline form, rather than welded form. If
the option is enabled but the re-weld takes longer
than the 'Reweld Time Limit' then the design reverts to its outline form.
Option: Reweld Time Limit
The reweld time limit defines the time limit imposed for updating a welded design when a parameter
changes. If the design takes longer than the limit to re-weld then instead it reverts to its Outline
form,
which is much quicker to generate.
Option: Parametric Pre-Select
The parametric pre-select options defines which (if any) object are pre-selected when a new parametric
design is loaded. The options are:
1. None
2. First
3. All
Only parameters for the selected object appear in the parameter editor.
Option: Save Configuration
The configuration of Sheet Lightning includes all the design settings in the options dialog. On exit these
options are automatically saved, and reloaded when the program starts. If the option is switched off then
the configuration is not saved and the program always starts with the last saved configuration. The current
configuration can be manually saved at any tiime using the 'Save Configuration' command. The options
dialog has a 'Reset Defaults' button which can be used at any time to return all options to their default
value.
Option: Parametric Auto Zoom
The parametric auto zoom option enables the parametric design views to automatically perform a 'Zoom
Extents' each time a parameter value changes. By default this option is turned off because it is often
easier to appreciate the scale of size changes in a design, due to parameter value change, if the design
does not zoom. However the problem is that sometimes size changes cause the design to overlap the
view, or become small in the view. The F2 key can be used at any time to force a manual zoom to extents.