User and Site Options ( Home & Modeling & Drawing Editor )
Tool summary :
To open this window :
Method 1 : Home > Utilities > User and Site Options .
Methods 2, 3 & 4 : In Modeling or the Drawing Editor , you can click the icon pictured above , or choose Settings > User and Site Options (classic), or use a keyboard shortcut .
User vs Site :
User options can be found on this window under any section but the " Site " section. For example, in the " General " and " Output " and other sections. User options are personal options that are loaded when you start up any SDS2 program on your network. The SDS2 program knows at startup which user options to load by looking at your log-in name. The default settings on the selection dialog for printing , for Display Options ( Modeling ) and Display Options ( Drawing Editor ) are also user options.
All site options on this window can be found under the " Site " section. A change made to one of these options affects all workstations and users in your current version of SDS2. If other versions of SDS2 share the same data directory that is used by your current version, they also will be affected. Event Logging Setup in Utility Functions also applies to the entire site.
Example: Suppose that you use SDS2 on another person's computer on your same network, and you log in under your usual log-in name. The result will be that you find yourself using the same "user options" that you originally set up on your own computer.
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UI theme ( new ): Light* or Dark* . This changes the color scheme of Home , the Modeling and Drawing Editor environments, tool windows, progress bars, etc., in both the ' Classic ' and ' Lightning ' layout styles . This does not change the " Modeling background " colors, the " Drawing Editor background " colors, or other such color settings.
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Select ' Light ' if you want the user interface of SDS2 or related programs to show dark characters and icons on a light background. This is the color scheme used in the versions of SDS2 programs previous to v2022.
Select ' Dark ' if you want the user interface to show light characters and icons on a dark background.
* You must Exit Home and restart in order to see the effect of changing this option on Home . You must start new Modeling or Drawing Editor sessions to see the change applied to those environments.
Job/fab selection method: Prompt* or Last used*
Select ' Prompt ' if when you start up SDS2 or a related program such as SDS2 Engineering you want to be prompted to select a Job. See beginning a Job .
Select ' Last used ' to, at SDS2 program startup time, automatically select the Job that was last used by any SDS2 program in your current SDS2 installation.
* You must Exit Home and restart in order to see the effect of changing this option.
Modeling layout style: Classic* or Lightning * . This sets the user interface for Modeling . The ' Classic ' interface has only one fixed element -- the menu bar . Toolbars in the ' Classic ' interface are user configurable. Parts of the ' Lightning ' interface are listed in the table shown below. The lightning interface ribbon is user configurable.
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| Depth check controls | Ribbon (configurable) ** |
| Display current elevation | Role switcher (new roles can be added) ** |
| Display current view | Rulers |
| Find tool ** | Scroll bars |
| Icons | Status Configuration list box ( Modeling ) |
| Locate icons | Selected count |
| Model Tree | Selection filter |
| Mouse binding reporters | Status line |
| Offset Controls (for point location) | Status Display check box ( Modeling ) |
| Quick access ** | Tile decorations and borders |
| Retractable toolbars | X-Y-Z display (X-Y in Drawing Editor ) |
Select ' Classic ' if, while in Modeling , you want to use toolbars to access tools. Modeling's menu bar will also be available to you for launching tools. You can place icons and decorations onto toolbars or remove them from toolbars by using Toolbar Configuration . The toolbar configuration file can also contain keyboard shortcuts ( configurable ) and modes ( configurable ) and context menu configurations ( configurable ). The default toolbar configuration that Modeling loads is a user option that is set on this window (for SDS2, Toolbars > Detaling > " Modeling ").
Select ' Lightning ' if you want to use the ribbon to access tools. " Lightning Role Configuration " (on this window, below) sets the role configuration that will be loaded when you start-up Modeling . While in Modeling , you can role switcher > ' Customize ' to open Customize Interface , where you can edit the role configuration file entered here. Editing of the role configuration file can reconfigure the ribbon with new icons and pages. It can also reconfigure any keyboard configuration and any context menu configuration that is contained in the role configuration file that is the " Current role confguration " that is being edited on the Custom Interface window.
* You must start a new Modeling session in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment. You cannot switch between ' Classic ' and ' Lightning ' in the same Modeling session.
Drawing Editor layout style: Classic* or Lightning * . This configures the user interface for the Drawing Editor .
Select ' Classic ' if you want to use toolbars to launch tools while in the Drawing Editor . The Drawing Editor's menu bar can also be used to activate tools. You can place icons onto toolbars or remove them from toolbars by using Toolbar Configuration .
Select ' Lightning ' if you want to use the ribbon to activate tools. The " Lightning Role Configuration " that is entered below is the storage place for ribbon configurations, keyboard shortcuts, mode configurations and context menus in the lightning interface. To position tools on or remove tools from particular ribbon configurations, open Customize Interface and use the Ribbon Editor .
* You must start a new Drawing Editor session in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment.
Lightning Role Configuration: Blank* or the file name* of the role configuration that you want to automatically load when you start up Modeling or Drawing Editor and the " Modeling layout style " or " Drawing Editor layout style " is ' Lightning .' The Customize Interface window configures the roles that reside in a role configuration file, and you can choose these roles while in Modeling or Drawing Editor by using the role switcher .
If this is ' blank ', the default role configuration is automatically loaded when you launch Modeling .
To enter a ' configuration file name ', you can type its name (if you know it), or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button (
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* You must start a new Modeling or Drawing Editor session in order to have the file selected here applied to that environment. You can switch to different roles using the role switcher while you are in Modeling or Drawing Editor , but you cannot use more than one role configuration in the same Modeling or Drawing Editor session. You can only change the " Lightning Role Configuration " by changing it here, then starting a new session.
Auto switch to selection context ribbon page: 
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Auto switch to point location context ribbon page: or . This applies when the Modeling or Drawing Editor " layout style " is ' Lightning '.
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* You must start new Modeling or Drawing Editor sessions to see the change applied to those environments.
Quick access sidebar items size ( new ): Small* or the Large* . This changes the size of tool icons appearing on the quick access feature of the Modeling and Drawing Editor environments, when the layout style is set to ' Lightning .' It does not affect the size of the icons on the ribbon .
Select ' Small ' for small tool icons.
Select ' Large ' for large icons.
Also see: Image size (option to change a tool icon size on the ribbon.)
* You must start new Modeling or Drawing Editor sessions to see the change applied to those environments.
Language to use (per user) : Default* or English* or English (EuroCode) * or Japanese* or Spanish* . The language that you set here will be applied to the menu system, to status line prompting, and to windows in any SDS2 program that shares the data directory used by your current version of SDS2. It will apply, as described below, when you subsequently open such a program (or Modeling , etc.) under your current login name. Since this is a " user " option, it is tied to the user name that you log in under, and the choice that you make here will not affect users who have different login names.
' Default ' applies the language that has been set for " Language to use " under the " Site " section.
' English ' sets English as the language as described above. Technical terminology is consistent with AISC nomenclature.
' English (EuroCode) ' sets English as the language. Technical terminology is consistent with Eurocode nomenclature. This should be the language when the " Connection design method " is set to ' Eurocode 3 UK '.
' Japanese ' sets Japanese as the language.
' Spanish ' sets Spanish as the language.
* You will have to restart any programs that you are in if you want to see the language selected here applied. For example, you will need to close this window ( User and Site Options ) and reopen it to see the options on this window rewritten in the language that you have specified. The same goes for Home . You must start a new Modeling session in order to see, in Modeling , the menu system, etc. rewritten in the language you have specified.
Disk space alert at ( MB ): The amount of space ( megabytes ) remaining in the repository for your current Job at which you wish to begin receiving a warning message telling you that your disk space is low.
Tip: Lowering this number so that it is less than the amount of space that is actually available temporarily stops the warning message. Another way to stop this warning message is to use the Delete Jobs utility to get rid of some Jobs and thus free up space in the repository.
Reset stored window positions: SDS2 programs save the positions of many windows. For example, if you moved a rectangular plate edit window to one side of your computer screen when reviewing the settings of the plate, then double-clicked on a different rectangular plate to review its settings, the second rectangular plate's window opens in the same place where you moved the first rectangular plate window. This occurs even if you exited Modeling and restarted in the meantime. To restore the default locations of windows, do the following:
1 . Press the " Reset stored window positions " button.
2 . An ok-cancel dialog opens. Press the " OK " button to reset the size and position of all non-open SDS2 windows to their defaults.
Tip: If you perform an operation that normally causes a window to open and that window does not open, try pressing the " Reset stored window positions " button.
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Maximize modules on startup: * or * .
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* You must start a new Modeling or Drawing Editor session in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment.
Show SDS2 version number, hostname, and process ID in window title: or . In the examples below, the system information is " v2020.00 (1) MARS/16210 ." When shown in the window title, the SDS2 software version ( v2020.00 ) is followed by the window ID ( 1 ), the hostname of your machine ( MARS ), and the ID ( 16210 ) of the process that created the window.
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* You must start a new Modeling or Drawing Editor session in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment.
Show current job and fabricator in window title: or . In the examples below, the current Job ( jobname ) is followed by the current Fabricator ( fabname ) when they are shown in the window title.
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* You must start a new Modeling or Drawing Editor session in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment.
Help browser: System or Other . The browser that you choose here is activated whenever you press a " Help " button while in SDS2 or a related program . It is also the browser that is used for generating the Expanded Connection Design Calculations .
Select ' System ' if you want pressing a " Help " button to launch the browser that your operating system uses as its default web browser. For a new, out-of-the-box Windows operating system, the default browser is set by Microsoft to be Internet Explorer, but users may specify a different browser.
Select ' Other ' and press the " Browse " button and double-click on folders (
) until you locate the .exe file for the browser that you want SDS2 programs to launch when you press a " Help " button. You may, instead of using the " Browse " button, type in the file path to the executable file. An example of a file path is shown below.
"C:/Program Files (x86)/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe"
Python developer warning level: None or Simple or Verbose . These choices apply when you run a Python parametric that produces an error.
If ' None ' is selected, no Python warnings are displayed to the screen when a Python parametric produces an error. (However, you may still get an alert notification if the parametric cannot complete.)
Select ' Simple ' if you want short Python warnings displayed on screen.
Select ' Verbose ' to open, in addition to the alert, an Output-Request Summary with the Python traceback message as in previous SDS2 software versions.
Allow on-screen warning lists: * or * . These choices apply when the " Python developer warning level " is set to ' Simple ' or ' Verbose '.
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* You must Exit Home and restart in order to see the effect of changing this option.
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Scrollbars active: * or * . Scrollbars let you reposition the display of an erection view in Modeling or a drawing in the Drawing Editor by clicking on them.
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* You must start a new Modeling or Drawing Editor session in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment. Please note that you can turn the display of scroll bars on/off immediately (without having to start a new session) by using Display Options in Modeling or Display Options for the Drawing Editor .
Tile decorations active: * or * . The tile decoration indicates whether a tile is active, inactive, or focused, and presents tile tools .
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Overrides: " Tile decorations " ( Modeling ) and " Tile Decorations " ( Drawing Editor ) in Display Options can be used can override the choice made here.
* You must start a new Modeling or Drawing Editor session in order to have the file selected here applied to that environment.
Hover tile color: The highlight color of the tile decoration or border that has the mouse focus, unless it has been made active.
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| A tile without the mouse focus has no tile decoration or border highlighting | A focused tile with a highlighted decoration -- gray, in this example |
Active tile color: The highlight color of the border of an active window tile .
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| A tile without the mouse focus has no border highlighting | A focused, active tile has a highlighted decoration -- blue, in this example |
Preferred video graphics: Automatic* or OpenGL* or DirectX 11* or Software Emulation* . The API that you choose here provides the means by which SDS2 programs communicate with your workstation's graphics card. You should choose ' Automatic ' unless you experience issues with graphics when running SDS2 software, such as construction lines that disappear or "jerky" graphics when you zoom or rotate.
Choose ' Automatic ' if you want the program to choose among the usable APIs listed in the API Information table. An API is deemed usable by SDS2 software if it is supported by your workstation's graphics card. ' Automatic ' prioritizes API choice in the following order:
The API Information table indicates usable APIs with a checkbox.
This is a sample -- your table may vary.Choose ' OpenGL ' if you experience graphics issues and neither the ' DirectX 11 ' nor the ' Automatic ' choice remedies them.
Choose ' DirectX 11 ' if you experience graphics issues and neither the ' OpenGL ' nor the ' Automatic ' choice remedies them.
Choose ' Software Emulation ' if you experience graphics issues and none of the other selections remedy them. Some operations, such as zooming and panning, may be noticeably slower than when the either the OpenGL or DirectX API is both usable and chosen.
Tip: If you are running SDS2 software on a laptop computer, be sure that a high performance video card -- such as one made by Nvidia -- is both installed and in use instead of the computer's integrated graphics card. Otherwise, ' Software Emulation ' may be the best option.
* The choice made here will be applied to the next Modeling and Drawing Editor sessions that you start. Current sessions of Modeling and the Drawing Editor are not affected.
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(" user " options)
Use left-handed mouse bindings representations : * or *
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Example: The setting on the " Use left-handed... " option changes the way that mouse binding reporters represent the Select Items bindings. |
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Also see: " Binding indicator layout " (also changes the way that 4-button mouse binding reporters display bindings).
Use mouse wheel with 2 or 3 button mouse : * or * . This User and Site Options > General option applies if you are using a mouse with a mouse wheel on a 2- or 3-button mouse while working in any SDS2 program . Regardless of your choice here, on a 3-button mouse the mouse wheel always behaves like a middle mouse button (" Button " number 2).
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* You must start a new session in Modeling or the Drawing Editor or etc. in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment.
Mouse buttons: 2 or 3 or 4* . Select the number of buttons on the mouse that you use. The number you enter here is the limit of mouse bindings that may be displayed at a time on your mouse binding reporter .
Select ' 2 ' if you are using a two-button mouse.
Select ' 3 ' if you are using a three-button mouse or a mouse with a mouse wheel (see below ).
Select ' 4 ' if you are using a four-button mouse.
* You must start a new session in Modeling or the Drawing Editor or etc. in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment.
Binding indicator layout: 1 or 2 or 3 or 4* .This applies when ' 4 ' is the selected number of " Mouse buttons ." Each choice is a mouse button number. Choices made here change the bindings that are shown on the corresponding section of the 4-button mouse binding reporter . You may want to make adjustments to the layout if, for example, you have used your mouse driver's software to assign functions to your mouse's buttons.
Note 1: If you are using the ' Classic ' layout style, you must manually add the 4-button mouse bindings, based on user preferences decoration to your toolbar to accurately see the effect of these settings.
Note 2: This doesn't assign functions to the buttons of your mouse. To do that, use your mouse driver's software.
Note 3: Only one number can be applied to a section of the mouse binding reporter at a time, so changing the number assigned to one section means swapping it with the number assigned to another section.
Also see: " Use left-handed mouse bindings representations " (also changes the way that 4-button mouse binding reporters display bindings).
* You must start a new session in Modeling or the Drawing Editor or etc. in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment.
Keystroke for button 4: None or Application or Clear* . Documentation in progress . This applies when ' 4 ' is the selected number of " Mouse buttons ."
* You must start a new session in Modeling or the Drawing Editor or etc. in order to see the selection made here applied to that environment.
Trigger on mouse click release: In button or Anywhere . This can apply when you click a tool icon or mode icon. It only applies to mode icons when ' Button press ' is the choice for the previous option. It applies to tool icons regardless of your choice in the previous option.
If ' In button ' is selected, then you must release the mouse button while the mouse pointer (
) is still over the icon in order to activate the tool. This way, if you change your mind when pressing down the mouse button, you can move the mouse pointer off of the icon then release.
If ' Anywhere ' is selected, the tool is activated on button release regardless of whether or not the mouse pointer is positioned over the icon when you release the mouse button.
Activate mode/location tools on: Button press or Pointer entry . This User and Site Options > General option affects point location icons (which are only active when needed) and mode icons (which have a 
symbol on them).
If ' Pointer entry ' is selected, then moving the mouse pointer (
) over a mode icon or point location button activates the tool.
If ' Button press ' is selected, you must click the mode icon or point location button to activate the tool.
When an entry field is clicked: Place the cursor where I clicked or Select the contents of the field .
If ' Place the cursor where I clicked ' is selected when you click a text entry field , including entry fields on tables such as the Schedule of Minimums ... , then a text insertion bar appears where you click, and you can make an entry using the usual text entry widgets . For example, a double-click selects the text in a field; pressing the Home key moves the text insertion bar to the beginning of the text.
If ' Select the contents of the field ' is selected when you click a text or numerical entry field, the entire line is selected (highlighted) and anything you type in overwrites the current entry to that field. A single click deselects the text and causes a text insertion bar to appear.
Point selection by area box: Traditional or Directional .
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Select ' Traditional ' to cause an area box to behave the same way regardless of whether it is drawn from left to right or right to left. When ' Traditional ' is selected, the entire item must be included inside the area box for it to be selected.
Select ' Directional ' to cause area boxes to be dashed when drawn from right to left. When the area box is dashed (drawn from right to left), only part of an item needs to be inside of the area box for that item to be selected. In the Drawing Editor , you can also select construction lines when you draw the area box from right to left. When the area box is a solid line (drawn from left to right), the whole item must be included inside the area box for it to be selected.
Note: This also affects lasso selection .
The up and down arrow keys: Select within comboboxes or Move among controls . This User and Site Options > General option applies to both combo boxes and list boxes .
If ' Select within comboboxes ' is selected and a combo box or list box has focus (has a black line drawn around it), the ↑ / ↓ keys open the combo/list box's menu (
) and can be used to select an item on it. Press the Enter key to apply the selection to the field.
If ' Move among controls ' is selected, the ↑ and ↓ keys move focus from control to control on a window in the same way as Tab and Shift + Tab .
Classic selection lists ( 7.0 compatibility ): or . This affects selection on selection dialogs and on windows such as Hide Items .
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Click an unselected item to select it. Click a selected item to deselect that item. |
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Drag to select multiple items that are next to each other. |
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Drag or hold down the Shift key to select multiple items that are next to each other. |
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Hold down the Ctrl key to select multiple items that are not next to each other. |
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Disable typed dimensions during point location: or .
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Allow multicolored construction lines: or .
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Default color: White or red or Yellow or Green or Cyan or Blue or Magenta .
Press the button that corresponds to the display color that you want construction lines/circles to be drawn in when you add them in Modeling or the Drawing Editor using Construction Line Add or Construction Circle Add .
This also sets the color of construction lines added using Construction Line Add Material when "
Additionally, the choice made here sets the color of construction lines generated during automatic detailing . Changing this color option in the middle of a Job does not retroactively change previously added construction lines/circles, but only affects to-be-added construction lines/circles.
Since construction lines and construction circles are not plotted, the choice you make here will not affect the appearance of drawings on sheets when they are printed.
Model display - cursor: None or Arrow or Crosshair . This User and Site Options > General option applies to Modeling or the Drawing Editor when the mouse pointer is within the drawing area (over toolbars, the mouse pointer is always an arrow).
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Select ' None ' to cause no mouse pointer (cursor) to appear in the display area of a view; a mouse pointer in the form of an arrow will still appear for selecting items on windows or on toolbars.
Select ' Arrow ' to cause the cause the mouse pointer (cursor) to appear on-screen in erection views like an arrow (
Select ' Crosshair ' to cause the mouse pointer (cursor) to appear in erection views like a plus sign ( + ).
Point location target: None or Fancy or Small crosshair or Large crosshair .
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Tools in Modeling and the Drawing Editor : A point-location target appears for certain operations ( Construction Line Add , etc.) to show where a point will be placed when you left-click ( Locate ). The position of the target (
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Automatically process after modeling operation: Use Site Default or Process and create solids or Process only or Do nothing . This User and Site Options > Modeling option is a " user " option, which means that it applies to any workstation that you run using your login name.
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Tip: The above toolbar icon can turn this user option to ' Site ' or ' Process and create solids ' or ' Process only ' or ' Do nothing ' without your having to open User and Site Options . Find the icon in the group called ' Process ' to place it on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning) in Modeling . |
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| " OK " | Beam Edit window |
| " OK " | Column Edit window |
| " OK " | Horizontal Brace Edit window |
| " OK " | Vertical Brace Edit window |
| " OK " | Joist Edit window |
| " OK " | Stair Edit window |
| " OK " | Connection Component Edit |
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| Model > Member > Copy |
| Model > Member > Move/Stretch
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| Model > Member > Erase (and Delete ) |
| Model > Member > Change Type |
| Component Tools ( Add , Copy , Explode , Move ) |
| Group Member Tools ( Create , Ungroup , Add To , Remove From ) |
| Undelete Tools ( Member Undelete , Visual Undelete , Quick Undelete ) |
' Use Site Default ' instructs Modeling to use the choice made to " Automatically process after modeling operation " under the " Site " section on this window.
' Process and create solids ' makes pressing " OK " on a member edit window cause the member(s) being added or edited to automatically undergo the phases of Process and Create Solids that are required of them. Surrounding members will also undergo Process and Create Solids . For Copy Members , Move/Stretch and other member operations, selecting ' Process and create solids ' also results in the affected members undergoing Process and Create Solids at the time the operation is complete. In effect, this does the same thing that the manual Process and Create Solids operation does, but for a localized set of members instead of the entire model.
' Process only ' makes pressing " OK " on a member edit window cause the member(s) being added or edited to undergo the Process phases of Process and Create Solids , but not the Create Solids phases. Member operations such as Copy and Move/Stretch , etc. will also trigger members to undergo the Process phases. All of the affected members will need to undergo Process > Process and Create Solids before they can be displayed in a solid form or be assigned piecemarks . In effect, this does the same thing that the manual Process Selected Members operation does, except that you don't have to select the members.
' Do nothing ' makes pressing " OK " on a member edit window not trigger any of the phases of Process and Create Solids . Also, performing operations such as Copy and Move/Stretch , etc. will not trigger any of the phases of Process and Create Solids . Members affected by member operations will need to undergo Process > Process and Create Solids before they can have connections designed, be displayed in a solid form , or be assigned piecemarks .
Process within member edit: Use Site Default or On or Off .
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Tip : The above toolbar icon can turn this user option to ' Site ' or ' On ' or ' Off ' without your having to open User and Site Options . Find the icon in the group called ' Process ' to place it on a toolbar (classic) or the ribbon (lightning) in Modeling . |
' Use Site Default ' instructs member edit windows in Modeling to use the choice made to " Process within member edit " under this window's " Site " section.
' On ' causes on-the-fly process to take place as you make changes to options on member edit windows. On-the-fly process incorporates the connection design and node matching and framing situation checking phases of process. The inclusion of the node matching and framing situation checking phases helps to ensure that the connection that you specify on the member edit window will match the solids representation of that member. The down side of process on the fly is that lock problems may potentially occur in multi-user environments.
On-the-fly process failed For example, in a multi-user environment you may find yourself on a member edit window at the same time that somebody else in your current Job is adding a member that connects to the member whose edit window you are on. As a result, process on the fly will be locked from accessing information about that other member, and the above message will be generated:
' OFF ' causes on-the-fly design to take place as you make changes to options on member edit windows. On-the-fly design incorporates the connection design phase of Process but not the node matching and framing situation checking phases. Using this option can, potentially, prevent locking issues in multi-user environments. Also, if you are on a slow workstation, it may speed up editing within member edit windows. If you make any change to a connection on a member edit window, you will get the following message:
The user option "Process within member edit" has been disabled.
Values on this screen may change after process.As the above message indicates, the next time that you Process and Create Solids the checks that are done during the node matching and framing situation checking phases of Process may result in changes to the member's connections.
Prompt to temporarily turn off Z-filtering before some tools: or . When the " Z filter " on the Point Location Configuration window is checked, all points snap to the Reference Elevation of a plan view . This option allows Z filtering to be temporarily disabled during certain operations.
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Classic column location for columns added/repeated in plan view: or .
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Note: This setting does not affect the top/bottom " End elevation " that is automatically input for the first column that is added in a Modeling session. This only applies to subsequently added/repeated columns. See the step-by-step instructions for Add Column .
Add bolts when matching holes: or . This User and Site Options > Modeling option only applies when you are using the Match Holes tool.
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Tip: Process and Create Solids automatically matches holes to non-miscellaneous member main material and generates bolts through all matching holes. To make this happen, first Mark for Process the affected members, then Process and Create Solids .
Maintain user material and holes relation to vertical column/vertical brace member left end: or . This affects how user modified connection material , user modified member main material and user created material on columns and vertical braces will be regenerated when the user has changed the left-end " End elevation " on the vertical column or vertical brace.
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Reuse previous session's tile layout: or . This User and Site Options > Modeling option applies to Tiles created for subsequent Modeling sessions. It does not apply to tiles created in a Drawing Editor session. For Drawing Editor tiles, see User and Site Options > Drawings > " Reuse previous session's tile layout ."
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Rulers active: * or * . Rulers can optionally be made to appear in Modeling , on the left and upper borders of a view that is in an X-Y plane (a plan view) or an X-Z plane (an elevation view) or a Y-Z plane (an elevation view).
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Rulers shown in an elevation view. The rulers display global coordinates , expressed in the primary dimension " Units ." Rulers do not appear around isometric views, nor can they be shown around elevation views that are not in an X-Z or Y-Z plane. |
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* You must start a new Modeling session in order to see the choice made here applied to that environment. Please note that you can turn rulers on/off without having to start a new Modeling session by using Display Options .
Show user coordinate system indicator at origin when origin is visible: or . This sets the position of the UCS axes which are shown when you click the " Toggle UCS " icon (so that it is gray ) after having set the origin using " Set UCS Origin ."
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In this example, " Set UCS Origin " was used to place the origin (0, 0, 0 point) of the user coordinate system at the left-end work point (the exact point ) of the middle beam. " Align UCS " was used to align the UCS axes with the work line of the middle beam. " Show ... indicator position at origin ..." is on (checked).
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YouTube: Point Location / User Coordinate System, v7.3 (
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User coordinate system indicator position: Lower left or Lower right or Upper left or Upper right . This sets the position of the UCS axes which are shown (or disappear) when you click the " Toggle UCS " icon. It applies to both Modeling and the Drawing Editor . UCS stands for user coordinate system.
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' Lower left ' places the UCS axes in the lower, left corner of the erection view or drawing.
' Lower right ' puts them in the lower, right corner.
' Upper left ' puts them in the upper, left corner.
' Upper right '' puts them in the upper, right corner.
How this relates to " Show ... indicator at origin ... " (above): If "
Also see: UCS icons let you rotate the UCS axes . You can locate points that are perpendicular to or parallel with the X or Y UCS axes using ORTHO .
YouTube: Point Location / User Coordinate System, v7.3 (
Show member add options bar : Disabled* or Top* or Bottom*. Member add option bars are available for the adding of beams, columns, vertical braces, and horizontal braces. Showing the member add options bar can make it quicker and easier to add these member types by reducing mouse clicks and not requiring that entries be made directly to the member edit window.
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' Disabled ' means that beams, columns, vertical braces and horizontal braces will need to be added in the traditional manner, without the advantages afforded by the member add options bar. No extra space will be allocated on your top or bottom toolbar, thus giving you more modeling space.
' Top ' allocates space on your top toolbar in Modeling to accommodate the time-saving options that become available when you invoke a member add operation for a beam, column or brace. When the member add operation is done, the allocated space goes back to being blank.
' Bottom ' works the same way as ' Top ', except that the space is allocated on your bottom toolbar.
* The next time you start a new Modeling session, the choice made here is applied.
Member isolation solid display type: Solid opaque or Solid transparent or Solid transparent main or Current solid form . This sets the form that a member or group member is displayed in when in member isolation . This also applies to how materials are displayed in material isolation's edit the material mode and edit views mode .
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' Solid opaque ' or ' Solid transparent ' or ' Solid transparent main ' results in the member being displayed in the form selected on this list box's menu (
' Current solid form ' displays the member in the solid form it was displayed in before being brought into isolation. If the member was in stick form, it is displayed in solid transparent main form.
Modeling animation duration: Zero ( 0 ) or the number of seconds ( 0.1 to 10 ) that you want to allow for the animation of view changes in Modeling . This User and Site Options > Modeling option applies to Open ( Ctrl + o ) and Surface operations and Seek to Face and Seek to Point .
An entry of ' 0 ' (zero) stops the animation from taking place. View changes are instantaneous, but without any animation.
An entry of ' 0.5 ' or ' 1 ' or ' 2 ' or more seconds causes the animation to last the entered amount of time. The animation shows the transition from one view to the next and thus helps you to visualize how the view you came from relates to the view you end up in.
Rotation increment: Any number of degrees from 0.001 to 180 .
The ' number of degrees ' entered here sets the default " Increment " on the Rotate Material window, which appears when you Rotate Material , Add Material , or do various other operations.
Tip: Use the default (' 15 ' ) if you want to rotate in fine increments. Try ' 90 ' to quickly achieve the most common rotations.
Level of detail: Any level from highest to lowest . When you zoom out in a Modeling view where members are displayed in any of the three solid forms , there comes a point where the holes and bolts disappear. When you zoom out more, smaller materials followed by larger materials begin to disappear. Finally, the solid members are displayed as if they are in stick form.
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The highest level causes all parts of the member to continue to be displayed as you zoom out.
The lowest level makes members lose their detail more quickly as you zoom out. You might want to use this setting for a large Job.
Depth check for new views: or .
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Tools not affected: Plan View uses hard-coded default imperial depth check limits of ' 3-0 ' in and ' 3-0 ' out. For metric " Units " (mm), it uses ' 1000 ' in and ' 1000 ' out. Section View uses the depth check limits of the view from which the section view was cut.
Also see: How to set depth-check limits and what depth-check limits do is described here ( Add Grid Line ), here (tool) and here (classic decoration or lightning feature).
Snap to surface depth check: The exact distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) that you want to see "In" and "Out" from the surface that you will be on after you do a Snap to Surface . Only the ' Out ' setting applies to Seek to Face .
In: The default " In " depth setting for Snap to Surface in imperial units is ' 10-0 ' ft into the screen (' 3048 ' mm in metric ). To change this setting, type in a new distance. Exception: This setting does not apply to a Seek to Face operation since the ' In ' value for such an operation is always the maximum.
Out: The default " Out " depth setting for Snap to Surface and Seek to Face in imperial units is ' 3 ' inches out of the screen (' 76 ' mm in metric ). To change this setting, type in a new distance.
Snap to adjacent/farside: The exact distance (in the primary dimension " Units " or other units ) you want to see " In " and " Out " from a surface that Snap to Adjacent Surface or Snap to Farside Surface goes to.
In: The default " In " depth setting for Snap to Adjacent Surface and Snap to Farside Surface in imperial units is ' 10-0 ' ft into the screen (' 3048 ' mm in metric ). To change this setting, type in a new distance.
Out: The default " Out " depth setting for Snap to Adjacent Surface and Snap to Farside Surface in imperial units is ' 1/16 ' inches out of the screen (' 1 ' mm in metric ). To change this setting, type in a new distance.
Status display criteria: The status file(s) that are automatically loaded when the Status Display window is first opened in Modeling . Press the " Define Statuses ..." button to change these file(s), delete them, or add to them.
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removes the selected file(s) from the listing. 
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saves any changes you have made to the above window. 
closes the window without saving any of the changes you have made to it. Tip 1: You activate status display in the model without having to open the Status Display window. Just check (
Tip 2: The Status Configuration toolbar item can change the active status display file (
Tip 3: Of course, you can also make changes to what files are shown on the Status Display window on that window itself. Be aware, however, if you add or delete files from that window, your changes will apply to that Modeling session only. Subsequent Modeling sessions will continue to initially load the status display files defined here.
* You must start a new Modeling session in order to reset the Status Display according to the file entered here.
Prompt to save status display after changes: or . A "configuration" is a status display file.
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Modeling font: Any font that is listed can be selected. This is the font used to display Modeling text -- for example, piecemarks and section sizes .
Modeling font style: The style (' Bold ' or ' Bold Italic ' or ' Italic ' or ' Regular ') of the selected " Modeling font ."
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| Settings in this section configure the highlighting that takes place when your mouse pointer ( ) hovers a selectable item in Select Items mode in Modeling . Also see: The " selection filter " affects what items (members, materials, bolts or holes) are selectable and therefore what items become highlighted.
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Highlight surfaces (and wire frame if shown): or . This applies to Select Items mode in Modeling.
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In the right frame, the boxes for " Edged " and " Show hidden lines " are not checked. Therefore the wire frame is not highlighted. |
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Show hidden lines in 3D wire frames: or . This applies to Select Items mode in Modeling.
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Show balloon description: or . This User and Site Options > Modeling option applies to Select Items mode in Modeling.
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Show ABM reference on balloon descriptions: or . This User and Site Options > Modeling option applies to Select Items mode in Modeling. The box for " Show balloon description " must be checked for this option to apply.
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Show member origin: or . This User and Site Options > Modeling option applies to Select Items mode in Modeling.
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In the left frame, the boxes are also checked for " Highlight surfaces " and " Show hidden lines in 3D wire frame ." |
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Show material dimension reference point: or . This applies to Select Items mode in Modeling when the selection filter is set to ' Material '.
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Show hole group reference point: or .
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Material brightness shift: The positive or negative (-) percentage (from 0% to 100% of a 30% shift) that you want the material brightness to be increased or decreased by when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers a member or material in Select Items Mode for Modeling . The box must be checked for " Highlight surfaces " to make this percentage apply.
A positive percentage increases the surface brightness.
A negative (-) percentage decreases the surface brightness.
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Preset color palettes: Choosing Dark Mode or Light Mode changes the default color palette to choices that contrast with dark or light " Modeling background " colors. This may make items in the Modeling window easier to see.
Warning: If you have previously made choices to color settings, clicking either button will replace those choices with a preset color palette value.
Modeling background color 1 and Modeling background color 2 and Modeling terrain color 1 and Modeling terrain color 2: These colors apply in Modeling .
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To make the background all one color, choose the same color for all four settings. Terrain is drawn when the terrain colors are different than the two background colors. A gradient background can be created by using different colors for " Modeling background color 1 " and " Modeling background color 2 ," as is shown in the example below. " Terrain " in Display Options can give you a gradient background without terrain.
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To change a color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Tip: In your day-to-day work as a detailer, you may not want to have a gradient background. However, when you take screen shots or make videos of you model, you may want to set up a gradient background that better showpieces you work.
Topic: Terrain
Display Options: " Terrain " (to turn the display of terrain on or off)
Setup: " Top of terrain " (global coordinate positioning of the terrain)
Setup: " Thickness of terrain "
3D wireframe outline: The color of the wire frame outline that appears around members/materials/bolts/holes in Modeling when the box for " Edged " is checked on the Display Options window.
To change the wire frame color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Selectable edge: The color that you want selectable edges to be displayed in when a Model > Material > Chamfer Edge operation is performed on an HSS rectangular (tube) or HSS round (pipe) .
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The selectable edge color applies to step 4 of a Chamfer Edge operation. Once you have selected a selectable edge, that edge's color changes to the " Primary selection surface color ." |
Area box / locate pt / ref pt / MOI: The color that you want area boxes , point location targets , and origin reference points to be displayed in. This is also the color that member orientation symbols are displayed in when Display Options > " Member orientation symbols " is checked.
Member line: The color that you want members in stick form to be displayed in, when not selected or hovered. Members in stick form are always displayed in the color green when they are selected.
Joist line (Buy-outs): The color that you want joist outlines to be displayed in when Display Options > " Joist outlines " is checked ( ).
Member line hover: The color that you want a member in stick form to be displayed in when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers it.
Section size: The color that you want member section sizes to be displayed in when Display Options > " Member section sizes " is checked ( ).
Piecemark: The color that you want member piecemarks to be displayed in when Display Options > " Member piecemarks " is checked ( ).
Elevation / camber / ABM: The color that you want member end elevations , camber annotations , and ABM ID to be displayed in when the appropriate Display Options filters are checked ( ).
Dimension / annotation: The color that you want model dimensions to be displayed in when the appropriate Display Options filters are checked ( ). This also affects temporary annotations, such as point location annotation text.
Grid line / bubble: The color that you want new grid lines and their bubbles to be displayed in. This applies if, in the New Erection View or Edit Erection View window, the " Modeling grid line pen color " is ' Use site options '.
Custom property: The color that you want custom properties to be displayed in when Display Options > " Member custom properties " is checked ( ) and when they have been added to an erection view member label.
Connection cube: The color that you want Connection Cubes to be displayed in when Display Options > Connection cubes is checked )
Connection cube name: The color that you want Connection Cube names to be displayed in when Display Options > Connection cubes names is checked )
Isolation clipping lines: The color that you want the clipping lines to be displayed in when using Member Isolation.
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Primary selection surface: The color that you want an item (member, material, bolt, hole) to be displayed in when it is selected in Modeling . See Select Items mode for information on how to select one or more items.
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The primary selection surface color applies to members in one of the three solid forms . When a member is displayed in stick form , only its member ends (  ) are displayed in the color that is set here.
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Stick member selection color: Members in stick form are always displayed in the color green when they are selected -- regardless of the color entered here. Also, selected objects in the Drawing Editor are green unless they are already green when not selected.
To change the primary selection color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Primary selection surface highlight: The color you want applied to an already selected item when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers that item. For this color to be applied, Modeling must be in Select Items mode and the box must be checked for " Highlight surfaces ."
To change primary selection highlight: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Secondary selection surface: The color that you want an item (member, material, bolt, hole) to became when it is a secondary selection in Modeling . The following table has examples of a few of the operations that require a secondary selection or in some other way used the secondary selection color. For all of these examples, Select Item(s) becomes the active mode.
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| Match Holes | material to add holes to | material(s) with holes already |
| Add Weld | material to weld | material(s) to weld to |
| Fit Cope | material to cut | material(s) to cut around |
| Exact Fit | material to cut | material(s) to cut around |
| Visual Undelete | members that you select to undelete | members that currently reside in the model |
To change the secondary selection color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Secondary selection surface highlight: The color you want a secondary selection item to change to when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers that item. For this color to be applied, the item must be a secondary selection, and the box must be checked for " Highlight surfaces ."
To change the secondary selection highlight: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
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Hole surface: The color that you want the hole surface to be when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers a selectable hole and the box is checked for " Highlight surfaces ."
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To change the hole highlight color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Bolt surface: The color that you want the bolt surface to be when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers a selectable bolt and the box is checked for " Highlight surfaces ."
To change the bolt highlight color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Weld surface: The color that you want the 3D weld to be when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers a selectable weld and the box is checked for " Highlight surfaces ."
To change weld highlight color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Main material outline: The color that you want the main material outline to be when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers a selectable member or a selectable member main material and the box is checked for " Show hidden lines in 3D wire frames ."
To change the main material outline highlight, click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Non-main material outline: The color that you want the main material outline to be when the mouse pointer ( ) hovers a selectable submaterial other than member main material and the box is checked for " Show hidden lines in 3D wire frames ."
To change the non-main material outline highlight: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. If you opened User and Site Options from inside Modeling , any color change made here applies to your current session of Modeling when you press " OK " to close this window.
Selectable edge: The color that you want a selectable edge that you hover to be highlighted when a Model > Material > Chamfer Edge operation is performed on an HSS rectangular (tube) or HSS round (pipe) .
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Placement: The color that you want applied to crane placements in Modeling . A color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The color will be applied to existing crane placements as well as to newly added ones. Crawler cranes, truck cranes and tower cranes all have at least one placement associated with them.
Crawler lower works: The color that you want applied to the lower works of crawler cranes in Modeling . A color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The lower works color will be applied to existing crawler cranes as well as to newly added ones, resulting in the lower works of all crawler cranes in your current Job being drawn in this same color.
Crawler carbody primary: The color that you want applied to the carbodies of crawler cranes in Modeling . A color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The primary carbody color will be applied to existing crawler cranes as well as to newly added ones.
Crawler carbody secondary: The color that you want applied to the carbodies of crawler cranes in Modeling . A color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The secondary carbody color will be applied to existing crawler cranes as well as to newly added ones.
Crawler boom/jib: The color that you want applied to the booms of crawler cranes in Modeling . A color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The boom/jib color will be applied to existing crawler cranes as well as to newly added ones. As a result, the booms/jibs of all crawler cranes in your current Job will be drawn with this same color.
Tower crane: The color that you want applied to the masts and booms of tower cranes in Modeling . A tower crane color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The tower crane color will be applied to existing tower cranes as well as to newly added ones. As a result, the masts and booms of all tower cranes in your current Job will be drawn with this same color.
Truck carrier primary: The color that you want applied to the driver compartments of truck cranes in Modeling . A color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The primary carrier color will be applied to existing truck cranes as well as to newly added ones. As a result, the carriers of all truck cranes in your current Job will be drawn with this same color.
Truck carrier secondary: The color that you want applied to the beds of carriers of truck cranes in Modeling . A color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The secondary carrier color will be applied to existing truck cranes as well as to newly added ones.
Truck carbody primary: The color that you want applied to the operator compartments of truck cranes in Modeling . A color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The primary carbody color will be applied to existing truck cranes as well as to newly added ones.
Truck carbody secondary: The color that you want applied to the carbodies of truck cranes in Modeling . A carbody color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The secondary carbody color will be applied to existing truck cranes as well as to newly added ones.
Truck boom: The color that you want applied to the booms of truck cranes in Modeling . A boom color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The boom color will be applied to existing truck cranes as well as to newly added ones.
Truck jib: The color that you want applied to the jibs on truck cranes in Modeling . A jib color is specified by clicking the " Pick " swatch and defining a red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker. The jib color will be applied to existing truck cranes as well as to newly added ones.
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System dimension rounding: Adjust all on drawing or Adjust all on chain or None . System dimensions are dimensions that are generated during auto detailing . These three options control the rounding that takes place in order to adjust dimensions to the " Dimension precision " that is set at Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation .
' Adjust all on drawing ' is the default. Auto detailing calculates a system dimension by first rounding the coordinates for all points in the drawing. This ensures that individual dimensions add up to the overall dimension that is reported in the drawing. However, some individual dimensions may report a value that does not match the value that the Ruler reports for the same dimensioned points.
' Adjust all on chain ' also ensures that individual dimensions add up to the overall dimension. Auto detailing does this by using the first point on a chain of dimensions as the reference point. Single dimensions not on a chain will match the value that the Ruler reports for the same dimensioned points. However, some dimensions on a chain may still be rounded is a way that causes the Ruler to give you different results.
' None ' results in each individual dimension being independently rounded per the Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation > the " Primary Dimension " tab > " Dimension precision ." It ensures that each dimension in the drawing always matches the value the Ruler would report if you measured the same points. Warning: Selecting ' None ' may result in individual dimensions not adding up to the overall dimension.
User dimension rounding: Adjust all on drawing or Adjust all on chain or None . User dimensions are dimensions that the user places using Add Dimension .
' Adjust all on drawing ' is the same as ' Adjust all on drawing ' for " System dimensions ," except that this setting applies to " User dimensions ."
' Adjust all on chain ' is the same as ' Adjust all on chain ' for " System dimensions ," except that this setting applies to " User dimensions ." Also, to get the proper rounding to take place, you need to Add the chain of dimensions at the same time.
' None ' is the same as ' Adjust all on chain ' for " System dimensions ," except that this setting applies to " User dimensions ."
Confirm move/stretch: or . This User and Site Options > Drawings option applies to Move/Stretch in the Drawing Editor . It does not apply to Move/Stretch in Modeling .
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A warning dialog similar to this one opens when you add a Drawing Editor object to a shortened drawing and " Always ask to unshorten drawings before adding objects " is checked.
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Always show Annotations and Dimensioning window: or . Regardless of the choice made here, you can press the " Settings " button at the time when you select items for detailing in order to review/change the detailing settings for those items.
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| Detail Members | setup | " Settings " | User Option |
| Detail Submaterial | setup | " Settings " | User Option |
| Detail Member Groups | setup | " Settings " | User Option |
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Always show Detail Erection View Defaults window : or . Regardless of the choice made here, you can press the " Settings " button at the time when you select erection views for detailing in order to review/change the detailing settings for those items.
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Automatically create recovery files interval: or . This User and Site Options > Drawings option can provide file recovery protection in the event of a crash in the Drawing Editor .
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When auto save takes place: The first auto save will take place when the time interval entered here has been reached in an open Drawing Editor drawing that has been altered. Subsequent auto saves will take place at whole number multiples of this time interval if the affected drawing remains open. Each auto save overwrites the previously saved recovery file.
Also see: File > Open ( Drawing Editor , to restore work lost due to a crash).
A related tool: File > Restore Backup DrawingAlso see: File > Open ( Drawing Editor , to restore work lost due to a crash).
A related tool: File > Restore Backup Drawing
Number of processors to use: 0 or 1 or etc. A multicore computer chip has two or more independent processor cores on the same chip. SDS2 automatic detailing is able to use all, one, or an allocated number of processor cores. Generally speaking, using more cores makes for faster results for member, group member or submaterial detailing. However, if auto detailing using all processor cores causes problems, it may be beneficial to limit the number of cores that auto detailing employs. This " Drawings " section option overrides the choice made to " Number to use " in the " Site " section.
' 0 ' instructs automatic detailing to use the choice that is made to " Number to use " in the " Site " section.
' 1 ' instructs automatic detailing to use all a single processor core.
' 2 ' or ' 3 ' or etc. limits the number of processor cores that auto detailing uses to the number that is specified.
Example: Your computer has six processor cores, more than the " Number to use " that is entered in the " Site " section. Since you want all of your processor cores to be used, you enter the number ' 6 '.
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Reuse previous session's tile layout: or . This User and Site Options > Drawings option applies to Tiles created for subsequent Drawing Editor sessions. It does not apply to tiles created in a Modeling session. For Modeling tiles, see User and Site Options > Modeling > " Reuse previous session's tile layout ."
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HOW/2: SPLIT WINDOWS (a downloadable .pdf file)
Always show Arc Edit window: * or * . This User and Site Options > Drawings option applies to the Drawing Editor add tools and edit windows that are listed in the following table:
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* You must start a new Drawing Editor session in order to have your change applied if you opened User and Site Options from Home . If you opened User Options from the Drawing Editor , any change that you make to this option will take effect as soon as you press " OK " to close this window.
Always show Circle Edit window: * or * . This User and Site Options > Drawings option applies to the Drawing Editor add tools and edit windows that are listed in the following table:
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* You must start a new Drawing Editor session in order to have your change applied if you opened User and Site Options from Home . If you opened User and Site Options from the Drawing Editor , any change that you make to this option will take effect as soon as you press " OK " to close this window.
Show layer colors in Drawing Editor: or . All drawing types that you can File > Open in the Drawing Editor have at least one layer. You can use the Edit Layers window (which is opened using Objects > Layers > Edit All ) to assign a " Color " to a layer. This option (" Show layer colors in Drawing Editor ") controls whether or not objects that are on a shown layer to which a " Color " has been assigned will be displayed in the Drawing Editor in that specified color. Displaying a drawing object in a specified layer color does not change the object's pen number, which is used for setting line thicknesses during printing.
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Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation > " Colors " tab: " New Comment Layer " and " New Layer " can affect any drawing type. " User Adjusted " and " Reference Dimension " and " User Annotation " and " System Annotation " and " Outline " affect drawings that undergo auto detailing.
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Drawing Editor background color: The color * that you want applied as the background for drawings when you are working in the Drawing Editor .
To change the Drawing Editor background color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker.
* You must start a new Drawing Editor session in order to see the new background color applied.
Bill of material preserved color: The color * that you want applied to cells in the bill editor that contain entries made by users. Bill of material text that has the " Preserved color " applied to its containing cell is preserved during detailing of members when the option to " Preserve user modified BOM " is checked.
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To change the bill editor's preserved cell color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker.
* You must start a new Drawing Editor session in order to see the new preserved color applied to bill editor cells.
Bill of material unpreserved color: The color * that you want applied to cells in the bill editor that were changed to be unpreserved cells. This changing of a preserved cell to an unpreserved cell is done by selecting the information in that cell then right-clicking outside of the cell and choosing " Do Not Preserve Cell ." Bill of material text that has the " Unpreserved color " applied to its containing cell is not preserved during detailing of members when the option to " Preserve user modified BOM " is checked.
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To change the bill editor's unpreserved cell color: Click the " Pick " swatch and define a different red - green - blue color mix using your operating system's color picker.
* You must start a new Drawing Editor session in order to see the new unpreserved color applied to bill editor cells.
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Modeling: Blank* or the file name* of the toolbar configuration that you want SDS2 to automatically load when you start up Modeling (classic). This also sets the configuration used for keyboard shortcuts and the context menu . This applies only when when the " Layout style " is ' Classic .'
If this is ' blank ', SDS2 automatically loads the default toolbar configuration.
To enter a ' configuration file name ', you can type in the name of the toolbar configuration (if you know it), or you can press the "file cabinet" browse button (
* You must start a new Modeling session in order to have the file selected here applied to that environment.
Drawing editor: Same as " Modeling ," except that this option applies when you start a new Drawing Editor session.
EVU detailing: Same as " Modeling ," except that this option applies to Manual Erection View Detailing , which takes place when you Detail Erection Views and use the ' 
Manual ' method.
Assembly editor: Same as " Modeling ," except that this option sets the toolbar configuration for when you start a new Assembly Editor session.
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------ Export settings ------
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Show layer colors on PDFs: or . A " Color " can be applied to a drawing layer using, for example, the Edit Layers window for that particular drawing. Layer colors can also be applied during auto detailing based on settings in Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation > the " Colors " tab. This option (" Show layer colors on PDFs ") controls whether or not File > Print PDF (inside the Drawing Editor ) or Home > Export > 2D > Export PDF Drawing is permitted to show layer colors. The example below shows one procedure that might be used to show the " Outline " layer of a drawing.
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Home > Project Settings > Fabricator > Detailing > Drawing Presentation >" Colors " tab: " New Comment Layer " and " New Layer " can affect any drawing type. " User Adjusted " and " Reference Dimension " and " User Annotation " and " System Annotation " and " Outline " affect drawings that undergo auto detailing.
MRP export type (per user) : FabTrol * or KISS * or SPN * or EJE * or FabSuite (KISS) * or Steel Projects * or BIll Interchange Format (BIF)* or P2* or StruMIS* .
The choice made here will automatically be selected as the " Export type " at Home the next time you start SDS2.
Since this is a " user " option, the choice made here is tied to your log-in name and will not affect other users.
Not all of the export types listed above will necessarily appear on your computer. For example, ' FabTrol ' will not be available as a setting that you can select if you have not purchased an SDS2 FabTrol license.
* If Home is currently open, you will not see the choice made here applied to it. The next time you start an SDS2 program, however, Home for that program will show choice made here selected as the " Export type ."
Report writer export type (per user): None or HTML Table or HTML Absolute or Delimited or SYLK or Excel (Version 2.1) . This User and Site Options > Output option applies when you Report > Export Report Writer Report and file format specified in Report Writer under the " Destination " tab for " Export report type " is set to ' None '.
As noted below, a proper extension should be given to the file when, during export, you name the file , but an extension can also be added or changed after the file has been exported.
' None ' results in the choice made to " Export report type " in the " Site " section potentially being applied when you Report > Export Report Writer Report . The choice made in the ' Site ' section will actually be applied if " Export report type " in Report Writer is set to ' None '.
' HTML Table ' exports the report in the form of an HTML table. When you resize the browser window used to view the HTML table, each cell in the table expands or contracts to maintain relative column widths. To be properly read by a web browser, the file should be given an .htm or .html extension.
' HTML Absolute ' exports the report in a format that closely matches what you would get if you were to print a formatted report. To be properly read by a web browser, the file should be given an .htm or .html extension.
' Delimited ' exports the report in CSV format. When naming the file, give it a .csv or .txt extension. Tip: If you want a file that uses a delimiting character other than a comma, you need to set the " Export report type " to ' Delimited ' in the Report Writer .
' SYLK ' exports the report in the Microsoft SYLK (Symbolic Link) format, which is used for interchange of spreadsheet data between applications such as Microsoft Multiplan and Excel. SYLK files normally have a .slk extension.
' Excel (Version 2.1) ' exports a report that can be loaded into the Microsoft Excel v2.1 program and into newer-version Excel programs that are backwards compatible with v2.1. Excel files normally have a .xls extension.
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The "file cabinet" browse button ( ) selects the output configuration file. The " Edit Configuration... " option (below) lets you, for example, enter the " File " or " Directory " you want to output to. Click here for instructions on how to override the output set here.
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lets you edit an output configuration. To create a new output configuration file, see Configuration .
1 . Press the " Edit... " button.
2 . On the selection dialog that opens, select the name of the output configuration file that you want to edit.
3 . The Output Configuration Setup window opens. Make your changes to the " Destination " options on the window, then press the " OK " button to write your changes to disk. Be aware that " Project defined output location " (
4 . This window ( User Options ) again becomes active.
Note: Pressing " Cancel " or " Reset " after performing the above steps does not automatically undo the changes you have made to the output configuration file you have edited.
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Plot to file directory: The path to the file folder that you want print files to be output to when you print to file . This User and Site Options > Output option applies to printing under any of the Windows operating systems.
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Default for "Plotting": Windows default or Last used . This User and Site Options > Output option applies to SDS2 programs under Windows when you choose Home > Export > 2D > Plotting , or when you plot sheets in the Drawing Editor or Modeling .
' Windows default ' sets Plotting to output to the Windows default printer. Consult the documentation provided in Windows for information on how to set up the default printer.
' Last used ' sets the printer to be the last one you selected on the Windows Print dialog when Printing under Windows. If that printer cannot be found, output will be to the Windows default printer.
Default for "Print": Windows default or Last used . This User and Site Options > Output option applies to SDS2 programs under Windows when you Print your current drawing in the Drawing Editor .
' Windows default ' sets Print to output to the Windows default printer. Consult the documentation provided in Windows for information on how to set up the default printer.
' Last used ' sets the printer to be the last one you selected on the Windows Print dialog when doing a Drawing Editor > Print under Windows. If that printer cannot be found, output will be to the Windows default printer.
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Organization name: The name of your organization.
Effect on your network: Changing this name affects all users on your network (see User vs Site ).
Bug report email to: The email address of the person to whom bug reports should be sent when you press an " Email " button on an error dialog or when the box is checked for " Automatically send bug reports ." The default entry of ' sds2bugs@sds2.com ' routes the email to appropriate personnel at SDS2.
Automatically send bug reports to SDS2: or . Tip: You can review the information that will be sent on the error dialog by pressing the " Details >>" button on that dialog.
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Hide items that have been downloaded from CNC selection menu: or . This User and Site Options > Site option applies to the selection dialog that opens when you download CNC files from the Computer Numerically Controlled window and you select items by " Details " or " Submaterial ".
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If this option is checked and you select items for CNC download by "
How SDS2 programs track whether items have been CNC downloaded: Whenever you " Download " from the Computer Numerically Controlled window or Download Material by Location or Download Members by Location , the downloaded items (members or materials) are marked as having been CNC downloaded. You can track (or change) this information on the Member Status Review window (" Downloaded to CNC "). For materials, you can track (but not change) this information on the General Information window (" CNC Downloaded "). To change the downloaded status of materials, you can use " Mark submaterial CNC downloaded " in Change Options . The Update Attributes option " CNC downloaded " can be used to alter the downloaded status of members.
Set access control block password...: Sets a password to prevent users on your network who do not know the password from opening the Access Control window.
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1 . To set a password, click the " Set access control block password... " button.
2 . The Change Access Control Block Password window opens. Make the appropriate entries to that window to change the password.
3 . After you have changed the password here, in User and Site Options , the next time the Access Control window is attempted to be opened for any new Job that was created under that password, the exact password that you just entered must be entered by the user in order to open the window. Shown below is the Password Required window, to which the user must enter the password.
Pressing the " Change Password " button on this window opens the Change Access Control Password window. Changing the password on that window changes the password for your current Job only. Note 1: If your current Job was created without an access control block password, then the password you enter here, in User and Site Options , will be applied to that Job. As mentioned above, the password entered here will also be applied to any new Jobs created while that password is active. If you open the Access Control window and clear all entries made to that window, effectively turning off access control for a Job, the access control password entered here, in User and Site Options , is applied to that Job.
Note 2: Clearing the " Access control block password " allows the Access Control window to be opened without entering a password only for subsequently created Jobs or for Jobs subjected to the conditions outlined above, in note 1.
Note 3: When you do a Project Transfer , the original Job's control block password will be copied along with the rest of the Job. The same is true when you use the Copy Job utility. The " Access control block password " entered here, in User and Site Options , is applied to a Job only under the conditions outlined above, in note 1.
Show legacy miscellaneous members in member add screen: or . Several materials that you could previously add to the model as legacy miscellaneous members have now been replaced with new miscellaneous members . This option, when checked, allows the legacy members to appear on the Member Type Selection window when you choose Model > Member > Add > Prompt for Member Type or press F2 .
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Legacy miscellaneous members this option DOES NOT affect: Some legacy miscellaneous members do not have miscellaneous member counterparts. On the Member Type Selection window (opened with F2 ), these legacy miscellaneous members are as follows: " Miscellaneous -- Existing Material " " Miscellaneous -- Assembly (
Show Girt (legacy) in member add screen : or . Girt material that you could previously add to the model as a legacy miscellaneous member has now been replaced with a new girt member. This option, when checked, allows the Girt (Legacy) member to appear on the Member Type Selection window when you choose Model > Member > Add > Prompt for Member Type or press F2 .
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Show Purlin (legacy) in member add screen : or . Purlin material that you could previously add to the model as a legacy miscellaneous member has now been replaced with a new purlin member. This option, when checked, allows the Purlin (Legacy) member to appear on the Member Type Selection window when you choose Model > Member > Add > Prompt for Member Type or press F2 .
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Read / Write block size: Large - 128K or Medium - 4K or Small - 1K . When a workstation stores its Jobs on a networked server, a Windows error stating "Invalid Signature" may occur. Such an error may be attributable to network hardware or Windows network settings. Before changing this setting, you should consult the IT experts who maintain your company's Windows network.
' Large - 128K ' makes SDS2 software run faster, but can result in an "Invalid Signature" Windows network error.
' Medium - 4K ' is the medium block size setting.
' Small - 1K ' is the small block size setting. Theoretically, this setting should prevent an "Invalid Signature" error.
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These options affect members created from other members using Member Copy or Repeat or Add operations in Modeling. You can override most of these settings using " Repeat " check boxes on the Member Status Review window or, during Copy Members , by pressing the " Status " button.
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Override for repeat and copy: Repeat check boxes in Status Review
Override for copy: check boxes accessed with the "Status" button
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Member/Group member: or . This User and Site Options > Site option applies to Copy Member operations in Modeling .
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Note: For a member added using Repeat , the new member inherits default Edit Properties settings, regardless of the choice made here. For example, if the default Edit Properties setting for a particular member custom property field is blank, that field is set to blank regardless of whether or not an entry has been made to that field for the member being repeated.
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Note: When you Material Copy , there is no way to override the choice you make here.
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Component data: or . This User and Site Options > Site option applies to both connection design locks that are locked ( 
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Also see: A Repeat mouse binding is available for Model > Member > Beam > Add , Model > Member > Column > Add , Model > Member > Horizontal Brace > Add , Model > Member > Vertical Brace > Add and Model > Member > Joist > Add operations.
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Language to use: Default* or English* or English (EuroCode)* or Japanese* or Spanish* . The choice you make here sets the language for users of SDS2 programs that share the data directory used by your current version of SDS2 software and who have their " Language to use (per user) " set to ' Default '. The selected language is used for menus, status line prompting, edit windows and more.
' Default ' instructs the SDS2 program to check, among other items, the Windows default system language ( GetUserDefaultLangID() ) and user language ( GetSystemDefaultLangID() ). If the user has " Language to use (per user) " set to ' Default ' and works under Windows in Spanish or Japanese, this program may also, by default, be in Spanish or Japanese.
' English ' sets English as the default language. Technical terminology is consistent with AISC nomenclature.
' English (EuroCode) ' sets English as the default language. Technical terminology is consistent with Eurocode nomenclature. This is probably the best option when the " Connection design method " is set to ' Eurocode 3 UK '.
' Japanese ' sets Japanese to be used as the default language.
' Spanish ' sets Spanish to be used as the default language.
* Users of SDS2 programs who have their " Language to use (per user) " set to ' Default ' will not see the effects of a change of language that you make here until they restart the program. For example, if they are in Modeling , they will not see text printed in the new language until after they Exit and restart Modeling .
Report writer report export type: None or HTML Table or HTML Absolute or Delimited or SYLK or Excel (Version 2.1) . This User and Site Options > Site option applies when you Report > Export Report Writer Report and file format specified in Report Writer under the " Destination " tab for " Export report type " is set to ' None ' and " Export report type (per user) " under the " Output " section on this window is set to ' None '.
' None ' exports the report in CSV format. When naming the file , give it a .csv or .txt extension.
' HTML Table ' exports the report in the form of an HTML table. When you resize the browser window used to view the HTML table, each cell in the table expands or contracts to maintain relative column widths. To be properly read by a web browser, the file should be given an .htm or .html extension.
' HTML Absolute ' exports the report in a format that closely matches what you would get if you were to print a formatted report. To be properly read by a web browser, the file should be given an .htm or .html extension.
' Delimited ' exports the report in CSV format. When naming the file, give it a .csv or .txt extension. Tip: If you want a file that uses a delimiting character other than a comma, you need to set the " Export report type " to ' Delimited ' in the Report Writer .
' SYLK ' exports the report in the Microsoft SYLK (Symbolic Link) format, which is used for interchange of spreadsheet data between applications such as Microsoft Multiplan and Excel. SYLK files normally have a .slk extension.
' Excel (Version 2.1) ' exports a report that can be loaded into the Microsoft Excel v2.1 program and into newer-version Excel programs that are backwards compatible with v2.1. Excel files normally have a .xls extension.
Process after modeling operation: Process and create solids or Process only or Do nothing . Member operations include add/edit and copy operations that can be performed from the Model > Member menu. Click here for a list.
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' Process and create solids ' makes individual users at you site who have their " Automatically process after modeling operation " user preference set to ' Use Site Default ' automatically have Process and Create Solids take place for all members that are affected by a modeling operation.
' Process only ' makes individual users at your site who have their " Automatically process after modeling operation " user preference set to ' Use Site Default ' automatically have Process take place for all members that were affected by the modeling operation. The Create Solids phases of Process and Create Solids will still have to be performed on the affected members in order to have them be properly piecemarked and in order to make them capable of being displayed in a solids form.
' Do nothing ' results in none of the phases of Process and Create Solids being automatically performed on members that are affected by a member operation. Users must Process > Process and Create Solids to make piecemarking and solids generation take place for the affected members.
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Number of processors to use for detailing: 0 or 1 or etc. A multicore computer chip has two or more independent processor cores on the same chip. SDS2 automatic detailing is able to use all, one, or an allocated number of processor cores. Generally speaking, using more cores makes for faster member, group member or submaterial detailing in a full-featured SDS2 program. However, if auto detailing using all processor cores causes problems, it may be beneficial to limit the number of cores that auto detailing employs. Individual users can set a different " Number to use " in the " Drawings " section and thus override the choice made here.
' 0 ' instructs automatic detailing to use all processor cores that the computer has available.
' 1 ' instructs automatic detailing to use a single processor core.
' 2 ' or ' 3 ' or etc. limits the number of processor cores that auto detailing uses to the number that is specified.
To close User and Site Options :
" OK " closes the User and Site Options window (this window) and saves any changes that you have made to it.
Options on this window that do not have an asterisk will be applied to your current session of Modeling or the Drawing Editor if you opened this window from inside that program.
To apply an option that is marked on this window with an asterisk ( * ), you must start a new session of the affected program (the Drawing Editor or Modeling ). For example, if you are currently in Modeling and check the box for " Scrollbars active ," scrollbars will be loaded the next time you start Modeling .
" Cancel " closes this window without saving any changes that you have made to it.
Exception: " Cancel " does not undo an " Edit " of an output configuration file.
" Reset " undoes all changes made to this window since you first opened it. The window remains open.
Exception: " Reset " does not undo an " Edit " of an output configuration file.