Part Design

The Part Design options let you customize settings for Part Design.

This page discusses:

Thread/Tap

Display symbolic representation
Shows a texture representing the thread / tap on its faces.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Main diameter used as reference for standard management
Enables the main diameter mode in the part.

By default, this check box is selected.

Feature color

Inherit colors for surface or reference object
Inherits the input surface colors in the surface based features and input reference object colors in the pattern and mirror features.

Clear this check box to reset the color properties to default solid colors for these features.

This option is available for Close Surface and Sew Surface . See Part Design User's Guide: Surface-Based Features: Creating Close Surface Features , and Part Design User's Guide: Surface-Based Features: Creating Sew Surface Features .

You can interactively switch between the two options while working on these commands.

By default, this check box is selected.

Technological Results

Display Technological Result data as Knowledge Parameters
Retrieves the technological result data as knowledge parameters.

By default, this check box is cleared.

Appearance of dialog boxes

Open dialog boxes with legacy appearance
Select this check box to switch to the classic appearance of dialog boxes.

Clear this check box to change the appearance of the dialog boxes.

By default, this check box is cleared.