General

You can customize the general options for Drafting. You can customize the options to copy sheet background while creating a sheet, display view frame while creating a view, and display view axis, for example.

This page discusses:

Sheet Creation

Copy sheet background from first sheet
Select this check box if you want a background view to be copied into newly created sheets, inside a drawing representation.

By default, this check box is selected.

View Creation

Display View frame
Select this option if you want the view frame to be displayed automatically when creating views.

By default, this check box is selected.

View Axis Display

Display in the current view
Select this check box if you want the view axis to be displayed when you activate a view.

By default, this check box is selected.

Zoomable
Select this check box if you want to be able to zoom view axes (as you can do with geometry).

By default, this check box is selected.

Reference size
Enter the size that you want to use as a reference to display view axes.

By default, the reference size is 30 mm.

Paper Unit

Length
Select a unit: Millimeter (mm), Centimeter (cm), or Inch (in) for parameters that are dependent on the view scale.

Example of parameters that use the Paper Unit:

  • Distance between a dimension line and its geometry
  • Dimensions line-up
  • Font size (however, the view scale can be applied to a font size by selecting the Apply Scale check box in the Properties dialog box, Text tab, under Options).
  • Frame margins

Important: When the view scale is modified, these parameters are not modified accordingly. For example, the distance between a dimension and its geometry is always computed according to the sheet scale, and not according to the view scale.

By default, Millimeter (mm) is selected.