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The preferences dialog is the dialog that includes the general settings of the program. In this dialog, many options can be set, from the node snap factor, to units, from grid settings to axis borders. The preferences dialog is accessed by clicking the Settings/Preferences line in the classic menu and the Settings/Project Settings/Preferences icon located in the ribbon menu . The descriptions of the options available in this dialog are as follows:
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Location of the Preferences Command
In the Architectural Program
You can access it under the ribbon menu Settings tab Project Settings title in the architectural program .
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In Structural Program
You can access it under the ribbon menu Settings tab Settings title in the structural program .
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General Tab
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Colors:
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Selected |
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 Traces are created on the selected objects to show that they |
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have been selected. |
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, the color of these |
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traces is set. Whichever color was set, the object takes on that color when it is selected. |
Background (2D) |
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 The color of the 2D worksheet is set. |
Background (3D- Top) |
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 The |
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color of the top of the 3D worksheet is adjusted. |
Background (3D- Bottom) |
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 The |
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color of the bottom |
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of the 3D worksheet is adjusted. |
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Autosave  By checking the autosave option, the project will be automatically backed up at the specified interval. Project backups will be automatically saved |
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to the folder where the main file is located |
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during the run. |
Work with backups (* .bak) |
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 By activating the option, |
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a copy of the previous version of the project with bak extension is created during the project registration process |
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To open the bak file,
Click the File/Open line in the classic menu and the ideCAD icon / Open line in the ribbon menu .
Select the "Backup files (* .bak)" option from the File types line.
Click the OK button.
The backup file will be opened.
It would be more correct to save the opened backup file with a different name and continue working with this newly created project.
Click File/Save As in classic menu, ideCAD icon/Save As in ribbon menu.
Give a file name
Click the OK button.
Load last project on startup |
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 If checked, the last worked project will be loaded automatically when the program is opened |
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Draw column axis  The color of the line indicating the major direction of the column is adjusted. If the option is selected, this line is shown in the plan. |
Use ribbon menu |
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 If checked, it works with the |
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ribbon menu layout and if unchecked, it works with the |
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classic menu layout. After the option is changed, you have to exit the program and run it again in order to use the selection. |
Auto scale ribbon icons according to DPI |
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 It allows the program to automatically adjust the ribbon menu icon sizes according to the resolution of your computer screen. It helps to |
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solve the problem that icons appear small on high resolution screens. |
Use right button for context menu |
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 If this option is selected, the right menu opens when the right mouse button is pressed. |
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When the mouse is hovered over |
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an object |
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and the right mouse button |
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is clicked, a list of the most used commands |
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related to the object will |
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be opened. If the option is not selected, the right mouse button will work as a command repeat. |
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Apply settings to all drawing windows |
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 It will ensure that the settings |
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made for the |
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current drawing window will also be valid for other currently open windows. |
Drawing Tab
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Specifications |
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Show nodes |
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 It allows the node points |
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to be visible in the plan or not. If checked, nodes are visible in the plan and not visible if not marked. |
Radius |
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 In case the node points are shown, the |
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diameter of the |
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visible in the plan is |
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set on this line. Its unit is pixel. |
Color |
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 In the case where the node points are shown, the color shown in the plan is selected. |
Selected color |
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 In case the nodes of the selected object are shown, the color shown in the plan is selected. |
Snap Sensitivity:
Node snap factor |
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 During node selection, the distance to click is set. If the mouse cursor is around the |
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node snap factor |
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near the node, |
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it allows the node to be selected by clicking the left button. |
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Snap distance |
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 During the object selection, the distance to be clicked is adjusted. If the mouse |
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cursor is around the object's |
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snap distance setting, you can select the object. The value entered here also affects the difficulty / ease of selection (its unit is pixel). |
Snap |
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to grid |
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 Used for the cursor to catch the intersection points of the grid lines. Mark the line for locking possibility. |
Snap to nodes |
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 Used for the cursor to jump ( |
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snap) to nodes. Check the locking facility line. |
Snap to grid as nodes |
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 Check if you want the cursor to |
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catch the grid points while in object mode. |
Ortho active |
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 Check if you want to turn on ortho mode. Vertical mode |
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provides ease of drawing objects at 0 and 90 degrees. |
General geometry |
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check  Mark for automatic general geometry check. It is recommended to keep the line marked in order to immediately avoid possible errors (geometric errors) that may be encountered while drawing. |
Draw horizontal size of column & shearwall dimensions first |
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 When this option is selected, in places where column and shearwall names are written such as formwork, column application, report, the dimension of the column and |
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shearwall dimensions parallel to the x axis is written first |
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. For example, let's define a column that is 25 vertical and 60 cm horizontal. We can define the program possibilities as we want by rotating this column. When this option is checked, the column dimensions will be written as 25/60 |
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regardless of how the definition is made. |
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Grid & Borders
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For details, see Grid System and Drawing BoundariesLimits .
Axis border: Check if you want the axle limit line to appear in the drawing area. The axle limit determines the boundary of the drawn axes on the axle screen.
Contour lines : See Contour Line for details .
Helper grid: See Auxiliary Helper Grid Lines for details .
Input Units Tab
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