Settings: Common Controls

Several controls appear frequently on the settings dialogs. These controls are referred to as common controls.

Controls

Defaults

Sets all settings of the current tab to factory default values or to previously saved user settings.

If Save as User Defaults is selected, the current settings are saved as the user settings and become the default settings for any new models created, or for applying to existing models. See Preferences: Folder Locations.

Identify views

If set, temporarily shows the view number on the model display until the dialog is closed.

Apply to Active view / All views / View

If the model is displayed in View: Multiview, settings can be selectively applied to specific views without closing the dialog between views.

• Active view

  If set, settings apply to the display in the currently highlighted view only.

• All views

  If set, settings apply to the display in all views.

• View

  Sets the view number to which the settings apply.

OK / Cancel / Apply

These functions accept or cancels the changes made to the settings.

• OK

  Accepts and applies all changes made to the settings and closes the dialog.

• Cancel

  Resets all changes to the previous settings and closes the dialog.

• Apply

  Accepts and applies all changes made to the settings but leaves the dialog open.

See Also

• Settings: Set Model Defaults
• VISUAL: Base Panel
• Result Settings: Settings
• Print Preview: Formatting Options
• View: Multiview