When a 'Zoom Extents' command occurs on a view the design is fitted to the view, with a margin defined
by the 'Zoom Extents Margin' factor. A factor of 1.0 means there is no margin around the design and the
design is exactly fitted to the view. A large value gives a positive margin.
Option: Zoom In/Out Factor
The Zoom In and Zoom Out command zoom the view by the Zoom In/Out factor.
Option: Default Parametric View
This option defines the view that the parametric designs open up into. These are one of the 2D views or
the ISO view.
Option: Default Design View
This option defines the view that the 3D CAD design open up into. These are one of the 2D views or the
ISO view.
Option: Pan Factor
Defines a factor as a proportion of the view width/height to pan the view when using the Pan Left. right,
Up or Down button.
Option: Solid Accuracy
The View options solid accuracy defines the accuracy used in the welding and unfolding of designs for the
purspose of displaying the design in the view. In effect this is the internal accuracy used. This accuracy
can also apply to the exported data but by default the 'Use Global Net Angle' of the DXF tab is checked, in
which case the 'Global Net Angle' is used for all data output, which is calculated immediately before
output. The solid accuracy options are:
1. Draft
2. Output
If the accuracy is set to the 'Output' option then the output calculation accuracy is also used internally for
display. The solid accuracy option is an efficiency measure to prevent recalculation delays during the
design process, whilst still displaying the true weld and unfold results data.
Option: Multi Page Views
If checked the design view is contained in a tab in the window (rather than occupying the whole window)
and additional views can be added to new tabs in the same window. For example if this option is set and a
design is unfolded it can be unfolded into a design on a new tab of the same window, rather than into a
completely new window. Switching tabs changes the view complete with the current menus and taskbars,
in exactly the same way as switching MDI child windows does. The effect is to cut down the number of
view and reduce the confusion of too many windows. It keeps additional view closely associated with the
views that generated them.
Options: Add Tabbed Pages
With the previous option set the multi-tab design views are enabled. This option cause the unfolding
commands and the additional view generation commands to generate the new view as a new tab rather
than a new window. If the option is not set then only the standard (i.e. not additional) views are
generated onto the design tabs.
Option: Show Solids
If this option is set and 'Multi View Pages' are enabled then any new design opened in an MDI child window
has two tabs in the window, one for the working design and the other is a full 3D view of the welded
design that can be rotated using the mouse. The solid view is only generated when the solid tab is
selected.
Option: Orbit Solids
When this option is set any rotation of the 3D solid view using the mouse initiates the design to orbit about
it center in the same direction as the last mouse movement.