Display Options ( Drawing Editor )

Tool summary :

  • Lets you turn on or off the display of items on drawings in the Drawing Editor .
  • Your choices remain in effect as you Open different drawings.
  • The choices you make are also remembered when you Exit and restart the Drawing Editor .
  • These choices are user settings, not site settings, which means that other users on your same network can make different choices to this window without affecting the choices that you have made for yourself.
  • Press the " Apply " button to preview how making a change on this window affects the display of your current drawing. If you like what you see, press " Close " or " OK ."

The Display Options window :

To open this window
Display filters are available for certain options, when those options are checked (" Option "). When display filters for an option are non-default, that option turns red .
When an option is red (" Option "), pressing the " Select All " button ( ) makes it black (" Option ") and the display filters are reset to their default state, in which all filters are turned on.
To access the display filters for a particular option, select that option in the tree. In this example, " Dimensions " is selected in the tree. When that option is deselected in the tree, the display filters are no longer shown, but the filters still apply to the display of items in the drawing.
An option is listed in the tree only if that option is checked (" Option ") since display filters are irrelevant when an option is not checked.

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    To open the Display Options window in the Drawing Editor :

Method 1 : Click the Display Options icon, which is pictured above. The icon can be taken from the group named ' View ' and placed on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning).

Method 2 : If " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Classic ', you can use the menu system to choose View > Display Options.

Method 3, 4 or 5 : Display Options can also be configured to be invoked using a keyboard shortcut , the context menu , or a mode . For the lightning interface, this configuration is done using Customize Interface .

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------ General settings ------

Construction lines: or . Construction lines can appear on any drawing type that you can Open ( Ctrl + o ) in the Drawing Editor .

 

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any construction lines that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open that are the color specified by the selected display filters will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then construction lines will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings. Point locators such as INCL won't be able to locate points of intersection with construction lines. Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. Most hidden objects will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted -- however, this is not the case for construction lines since construction lines and construction circles are never printed.

Display filters for construction lines apply when " Construction lines " is checked. When " Construction lines " is red, then the filters are not in their default state. In other words, red indicates that some filters have been deselected.

Display filters set the color of construction lines that will be shown when " Construction lines " is checked. For example, if you select only ' Yellow, ' then only yellow construction lines will be shown. Pressing the " Select All " button ( ) resets the display filters for construction lines to the choices shown here and makes " Construction lines " not red.

Construction circles: or . Construction circles can appear on any drawing type that you can Open ( Ctrl + o ) in the Drawing Editor .

 

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any construction circles that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings so long as they are the color specified by the selected display filters .

If the box is not checked ( ), then construction circles will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings. Point locators such as INCL won't be able to locate points of intersection with construction circles. Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. Most hidden objects will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted -- however, this is not the case for construction lines since construction lines and construction circles are never printed.

Display filters for construction circles apply when " Construction circles " is checked. " Construction circles " is made red to indicate that some filters have been deselected.

Display filters set the color of construction circles that will be shown when " Construction circles " is checked. For example, if you select only ' Yellow, ' then only yellow construction circles will be shown. Pressing the " Select All " button ( ) resets the display filters for construction circles to the choices shown here and makes " Construction circles " not red.

Member polygons: or . This applies to erection views with members drawn as solid or stick + solid or wire . It does not affect stick members.

This option turns on and off the display of members in solid form.

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then the 3D polygons, cut surfaces and cross-section surfaces of members will be displayed in your current erection view and in erection views that you subsequently Open so long as they are the member type specified by the selected display filters .

If the box is not checked ( ), then members polygons will be hidden in erection views.

Display filters are available for the display of Beams , Columns , Horizontal Braces , Vertical Braces , Joists , Girts (legacy) , Purlins , Stairs , Miscellaneous (and Legacy Miscellaneous ) and Custom Members .

Lines: or . In the Drawing Editor , lines are distinct entities from dimension lines and construction lines.

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any lines that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open that are the color and/or line type specified by the selected display filters will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then lines be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings. Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

Display filters for color can be used to turn on/off the display of lines that appear in your current drawing based on the " Pen color ." of those lines.
Display filters for line type can be used to turn on/off the display of lines based on their " Line type ."

Dimensions: or . Dimensions , arc dimensions and angle dimensions are the three basic types of dimensions. These types can be subdivided into various subtypes.

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any dimensions that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings so long as they are the color and/or type specified by the selected display filter .

If the box is not checked ( ), then dimensions will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings. Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

Display filters for dimensions apply when " Dimensions " is checked. " Dimensions " is made red to indicate that some filters have been deselected.

Dimensions can be horizontal, vertical, actual or extension. Their settings are found on the Edit Dimension window.

Arc dimension settings can be found on the Edit Arc Dimension window.

Angle dimension settings can be found on the Edit Angle Dimension window.

Labels: or . In the Drawing Editor , labels , dimension labels, bevel symbol labels and weld symbol labels are distinct object types.

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any labels that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings so long as they are the color specified by the selected display filter .

If the box is not checked ( ), then labels will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings. Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

Display filters for labels apply when " Labels " is checked.. These display filters can be used to turn on/off the display of labels based on their " Pen " color. " Labels " is made red when some filters have been deselected

Example: Suppose that ' SDS2 ' is the type of " Font " that you have selected for all of your labels. You use number ' 1 ' (white) as the " Pen " for some of those labels. You want to change all of those white labels to green so that they will be printed more boldly. So you check the box for " Labels " and select ' White ' as the only display filter. Then you choose Objects > Labels > Edit All to change the pen from white to green.

Circles: or . In the Drawing Editor , circles are closed curved forms, including perfect circles and ovals. Holes and circles are distinct objects.

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any circles that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings so long as they are the color and/or type specified by the selected display filter .

If the box is not checked ( ), then circles will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings.

Display filters for color can be used to turn on/off the display of circles based on their " Pen color ."
Display filters for line type can be used to turn on/off the display of circles based on their " Line type ."

Example: You want all circles in your current drawing to be line type 1 except for those that are currently set to line type 2. So you check the box for " Circles " and select all of the display filters except the one for line type 2. Then you choose Objects > Circles > Edit All to select line type 1 as the " Line type " for all of the circles that you are multi-editing.

Arcs: or .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any arcs that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings so long as they are the color and/or type specified by the selected display filter .

If the box is not checked ( ), then arcs will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings. Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

Display filters for color can be used to turn on/off the display of arcs according to their " Pen color ."
Display filters for line type can be used to turn on/off the display of arcs based on their " Line type ."

Pointers: or .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any pointers that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings so long as they are the color specified by the selected display filter .

If the box is not checked ( ), then pointers will be hidden in the Drawing Editor .

Display filters for pointers apply when " Pointers " is checked.. These display filters can be used to turn on/off the display of labels based on their " Pen color ." " Pointers " is made red when some filters have been deselected.

Example: You use number 1 (white) as the " Pen color " for some of your pointers. You want to change all of those white pointers to green so that they will be thicker when printed. So you check the box for " Pointers " and select ' White ' as the only display filter. Then you choose Objects > Pointers > Edit All to change the pen from white to green.

Clouds: or .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any clouds that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then clouds will be hidden in the Drawing Editor . Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

Display filters for color can be used to turn on/off the display of clouds according to their " Pen color ."
Display filters for line type can be used to turn on/off the display of clouds based on their " Line type ."

Bevel symbols: or . This controls whether bevel symbols are displayed or not displayed.

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any bevel symbols that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then bevel symbols will be hidden in the Drawing Editor . Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

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------ General settings ------

Holes: or . This controls whether holes are displayed or not displayed. It applies to holes added in the Drawing Editor using Hole Add as well as auto detailed holes that originally appeared in Modeling .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any holes that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then holes will be hidden in the Drawing Editor . Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

Hole symbols: or . Hole symbols can appear on any drawing type that you can Open ( Ctrl + o ) in the Drawing Editor .

Bolts: or . This controls whether bolts are displayed or not displayed. It applies to bolts added in the Drawing Editor as well as auto detailed bolts that originally appeared in Modeling .

Bolts as they appear on member details, submaterials, standard details, etc.

Bolts on erection views : Members and materials detailed in ' Solid ' are not continuous under bolts. When the display of bolts is turned off, bolt-shaped voids are shown on solid materials where the bolts used to be. Also, these bolts are not editable like other bolts -- they are, in fact, polygons.

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any bolts that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then bolts will be hidden in the Drawing Editor . If your computer runs slowly while viewing an erection view that shows bolts, turning off the display of bolts may speed up your computer.

Member details: During auto detailing, shop bolts are drawn on member details, and holes are drawn instead of field bolts . When you turn off the display of bolts, the holes under those bolts are not shown since they were never drawn in the first place.

Welds: or .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any weld symbols that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then weld symbols will be hidden in the Drawing Editor . Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

Symbols: or . Symbols can appear on any drawing type that you can Open ( Ctrl + o ) in the Drawing Editor .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any symbols that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then symbols will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings. Objects that are hidden cannot be selected. They will be plotted unless they are on layers that are not plotted.

Hatches/Fills : or .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any hatches or fills that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then hatches and fills will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings.

Tables: or . Tables can appear on any drawing type that you can Open ( Ctrl + o ) in the Drawing Editor .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any tables that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then tables will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings.

Images: or . Images can appear on any drawing type that you can Open ( Ctrl + o ) in the Drawing Editor .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any images that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then images will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings.

Rebar Items : or .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any rebar items that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then rebar items will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings.

Rebar Runs : or .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any rebar runs that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then rebar runs will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings.

Detail Views: or .

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then any detail view areas and callouts that exist in your current drawing and in drawings that you subsequently Open will be displayed in those drawings.

If the box is not checked ( ), then detail view areas and callouts will be hidden in Drawing Editor drawings.

Viewports : or . This applies to sheet items , which are linked graphics that have one selected " Viewport ." It also applies to user-named viewports . It affects the display of the viewport, but does not in any other way affect the display of a sheet item (or the drawing that a user-named viewport is on).

If this box is checked ( ) when you press " OK " to close this window, then the viewport's dashed lines (its clipping limits) will be displayed in your current drawing and in drawings you subsequently open. Tip : Displaying a viewport lets you know that the graphic is a sheet item (a linked graphic) and also lets you re-size or reshape it to create a custom viewport. User-named viewports must be displayed in order for you to select them for Viewport Edit or Viewport Erase operations.

If the box is not checked ( ), then the dashed lines that are a viewport's clipping limits will be hidden in the Drawing Editor .

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------ General settings ------

Show hidden members: or . This applies when your current drawing is an erection view . Entire members can be hidden by selecting ' Hide ' for " Show vertical braces that are not in this plane " or " Show horizontal braces that are not in this plane " when you Detail Erection Views . Individual member lines and marks can be hidden using Evu Cleanup tools. Members are also hidden when you choose to " Dimension anchor bolt layout ."

If this box is checked ( ), then hidden members or member lines or piecemarks or member lines or section sizes or etc. will be displayed in the erection view. This does not affect how the drawing is plotted. Double-clicking a hidden member opens the Erection View Cleanup window, where you can check the box for " Member " to restore the member to its true shown state. A member is plotted when it is in its true shown state.

If the box is not checked ( ), then hidden member lines or piecemarks or section sizes or etc. will remain hidden.

Annotation text scale: The scale of the point location annotation text. This scale applies to the dimension that is shown when you locate a second point with ANNO turned on. The scale also applies to the text that identifies the operative snap mode .

Example: An " Annotation text scale " of ' 1 ' is the default. If you double the " Annotation text scale ," the text will be twice as high and twice as wide. Be aware that the text always stays this same size, regardless of how much you zoom in or zoom out .

Note: This option applies to your workstation only. It applies across different views in Modeling and different drawings in the Drawing Editor . In the Drawing Editor , this means that no matter what drawing you open, the " Annotation text scale " will remain the same and the text itself will always be rendered with the same number of pixels.

Scrollbars: or .

If this box is checked ( ), scroll bars will be activated around your current drawing after you press " OK " to close this window.

If the box is not checked ( ), the display of scrollbars will be turned off. To move the display without using scroll bars, use Pan .

Setting the default: User and Site Options > General > " Scrollbars active " sets the default selection that will be made here when you first start the Drawing Editor . If you make a change here, your change will remain in effect as you open different drawings, until you exit the Drawing Editor .

Tile decorations: or .

From left to right, the tile decorations in this example are " Toggle Active Tile " " Split Tile Vertically " " Split Tile Horizontally " " Single Tile " and " Four Tiles "

If this box is checked ( ), tile decorations will be activated above tiles after you press " OK " to close this window.

If the box is not checked ( ), the display of tile decorations will be turned off. You can still invoke the tile tools that were displayed on decorations by, for example, clicking their icons on the toolbar.

Setting the default: User and Site Options > General > " Tile decorations active " sets the default selection that will be made here when you first launch the Drawing Editor . If you make a change here, your change will remain in effect as you open different drawings, until you exit the Drawing Editor .

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   To close this window :

"OK" (or the Enter key) closes this window and redraws your computer screen according to the selections you have made on this window.

All changes you made to this window will be applied as you change from drawing to drawing within the Drawing Editor .

"Close" (or the Esc key or the button) closes the Display Options window without saving any of the changes you made since you last pressed " Apply ."

"Apply" redraws your computer screen to show the results of any changes you have made on this window. The window does not close, and you can make additional changes to the window before you press " OK ."

Please note that once you press " Apply ," any selections made since you originally opened this window are saved, which means that " Reset " will no longer undo those selections.

"Reset" undoes all changes made to the Display Options window since you first opened it or last pressed " Apply ." The window remains open.

"Default" resets all options on this window to their default state. For example, it turns the red options black (" Option "  " Option "). It also checks the boxes for options that have been turned off. For example, if the display of arcs has been turned off, " Default " turns them back on (" Arcs "  " Arcs "). All objects that can be displayed in a particular drawing type are, by default, displayed in that drawing type. The default on this window is set per User and Site Options > General > " Scroll bars active "

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