General Preferences

Access: Invoke this function from one of the following locations:

Select the Preferences button from the Quick Access Toolbar, or
Select Tools > Main Tools > Preferences from the menu bar.

Click on the General preference item.

Define general preferences.

Parameters defined in the Preferences will be set as defaults throughout Cimatron. This automatic definition of parameters can save you time and also ensures consistency.

The following General Preferences can be defined (listed alphabetically):

Add Picture Size	Define the default picture size for the Add Pictures function.
Auto Activation	Define whether to enable feature creation in non-active assembly components.
AutoSave (for Recovery)	Set the automatic save for recovery option and define the interval between each save. This automatic save is for abort recovery only and does not actually save your file.
Backup	Define how to back up files when you save them.
BOM	Define the BOM (Bill of Materials) default settings, including the initial Save location for the BOM Report.
CMM XYZ Labeling	Set default attributes for the CMM (XYZ Labeling) function.
Colors and Styles	Define default colors and the display of hidden edges throughout Cimatron.
Data Interface	Set the general Import and Export Data Interface parameters.
Disconnected Symbols	Define the default display style for disconnected symbols. These are symbols that lose their source entities.
Display	Define display parameters.
Drag and Drop Files	Define the default settings when dragging one or more Cimatron part or assembly files or recognized part files from an external format file (for which you have a license) from any browser into an open assembly file.
Drag Views	Define the default settings when dragging views. Dragging views occurs when aligning/positioning views.
Drawing Default Save Mode	Define the default save model for new drawings.
ECO Management	Set the default general Engineering Change Order (ECO) Management preferences.
Export	Set the default export folder when using the Export to New Part function.
General NC	Define general NC preferences. More specific NC related preferences can be defined in NC Preferences.
Importing NC Cutters	Define the temporary folder location for the import of TDM Systems (TDM) and Sandvik Coromant CoroPlus© Tool Library cutter files to Cimatron. In addition, set preferences for deleting or retaining the files after import.
Increment	Set the default increment values for mm, inches, and degrees.
Intersection Tolerance	Set the default intersection tolerance.
Keep Last Parameters	Set the defaults for keeping the last used parameter values. This enables the last used parameter values to be displayed when invoking a function.
Logfile	Set the default log file level.
M-View Section	Define the shade modes for the sectioned face, as Opaque, Semi-Transparent, or Transparent.
M-Views	Define the default visibility option in assembly M-Views.
Manufacturing Attributes	Enable the automatic integration of user-defined hole marking attributes within part files.
Measuring Precision	Define the number of precision digits after the decimal point.
Menus & Toolbars	Define whether or not dropdown menus are automatically expanded when hovering over a menu title.
On Screen Controls	Set the default display characteristics of various features.
Preferred Text Heights	Define the preferred Text heights for drafting and modeling environments.
Recalculate Part Size in Save	Define whether to automatically recalculate the part size while saving the part. The part size refers to the bounding box of the visible faces only; curves are not included in the bounding box calculations.
Recent Files	Set the number of recent files each menu section retains.
Recently Used Text	Reuse recently used text strings in text fields.
Reconnect	Choose whether to open the Reconnect dialog when opening files with missing connections (links).
Save Part Pictures	Save images of parts when saving the assembly. This will serve to show a preview picture of the part when clicking it in the Cimatron Explorer.
Selection	Specify how / whether you want partially and/or fully contained entities to be included in the selection box.
Sets	When changing the set color of Single Color Criteria Sets, define the option that determines whether the color of entities that are currently in the set should be changed to the new color.
Sketcher	Choose either a grid and/or reference plane to appear when using the Sketcher.
Status Icon Animation	Control the animation of file status icons.
Thread Colors	Set the visibility and color for threads and define the colors for threads and ejectors when they are displayed as active.
Tooltips	Control the display of pictures in tooltips.
Datum Planes	Set the default size at which a free plane is created.
UCS	Set the size of the displayed UCS.
Update Mode	Choose whether to update manually or automatically. You can choose one update mode for all applications or set different modes for each application.
ZPR	Set the dynamic ZPR (Zoom, Pan, Rotate) buttons, key configurations, and other ZPR functionality.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.