Sketcher

Grid

Display: Defines whether the grid is displayed. This option is selected by default.
Adaptive Grid: If selected, this option enables change of grid size as you zoom in or zoom out, in the sketch plane. The current grid size is displayed at the top of the work area. This option is selected by default.
Snap to point: Defines whether annotations are snapped to the grid point. This option is selected by default.
Allow Distortions: Defines whether grid spacing and graduations are the same horizontally and vertically. By default, this option is cleared.
Horizontal spacing: Defines spacing in horizontal, H direction. You can define the value for V only if Allow Distortions option is selected.
By default, By default, the value is 100 mm for both H and V.
Vertical spacing: Defines spacing in vertical, V direction.
Allow Distortions: Defines the grid graduations in horizontal, H and vertical, V directions. You can define the value for V only if Allow Distortions option is selected.
By default, The value is 10 for both H and V.
Automatic color (low light if not activated)

Sketch Plane

Shade sketch plane

Defines whether a shaded plane is displayed in the Sketcher app representing the sketch plane.

By default, This option is not selected.

Position sketch plane parallel to screen

Defines if the sketch plane is positioned parallel to the screen when you enter in the Sketcher app, otherwise the default orientation is kept. Selecting this option enables Minimize viewpoint transformation check box.

By default, This option is selected.

Minimize viewpoint transformation

Defines whether to keep the orientation of the sketch axis as close as possible to the original 3D position and orientation.

If you select this option when entering the Sketcher app, the sketch plane aligns itself in such a way that the 2D viewpoint in Sketcher becomes similar to that of the 3D viewpoint.


3D Viewpoint	Minimize viewpoint transformation option not selected	Minimize viewpoint transformation option selected

By default, By default, this option is selected.

Visualization of the cursor coordinates

Defines whether the cursor coordinates are displayed, near the cursor, within the geometry.

By default, By default, this option is selected.

Visualization of the Context Bar

Defines whether the context toolbar is displayed as you draw or select sketch elements.

By default, By default, this option is selected.

Visualization of the positioning options at creation

Geometry

Create circle and ellipse centers

Defines when you create a circle or an ellipse whether its center is created.

By default, This option is selected.

Allow direct manipulation

Defines whether you are able to move geometry using the mouse according to the Solving Mode options.

By default, This option is selected.

Dragging of elements

Standard mode:
Minimum move:
Drag elements end points included:

Constraint

Creates the geometrical constraints

Defines whether the geometrical constraints detected by the SmartPick tool are created. This option is also available in the action bar.

By default, This option is selected.

Creates the dimensional constraints

Defines whether the dimensional constraints detected by the SmartPick tool are created. For more information, see Sketcher User's Guide: Using Smartpick. This option is also available in the action bar.

By default, This option is selected.

Automatic Dimensional Constraints Creation

Creates detected internal dimensional constraints automatically as you create a sketch. See Sketcher User's Guide: Setting Constraints: Working with Dimensional/Geometrical Constraints: Display Constraints Automatically.

By default, This option is selected.

SmartPick

Click this to display the SmartPick Detection and Snapping options.

Snapping:Defines whether the snapping is done on all the visible elements or only on the last flown over element. You can select one of the following options:
- Support lines and circles : Defines whether the line and arc of circle support are detected. This option is selected by default.
- Alignment: Defines whether the alignment constraint is detected. This option is selected by default.
- Parallelism: Defines whether the parallelism constraint is detected. This option is selected by default.
- Perpendicularity: Defines whether the perpendicularity constraint is detected. This option is selected by default.
- Tangency: Defines whether the tangency constraint is detected. This option is selected by default.
- Horizontal and vertical: Defines whether horizontal and vertical constraints are detected. This option is selected by default.
Detection

All visible elements. This option is selected by default.
Last flown over element
Background elements: Defines whether the snapping is possible on the background elements. For more information, see Sketcher User's Guide: Using Smartpick. This option is cleared by default.

Notes:

For internal geometries, if All visible elements is selected, then all the visible elements are considered for snapping.
For background elements, if All visible elements is selected, then only the last 5 flown over background elements are considered for snapping.

Colors

Default color of the elements

Defines the color of the geometric elements. The color is black by default.

Visualization of diagnosis

Defines whether the diagnosis colors are applied. This option is selected by default.

Colors

Click Colors Definition to display diagnosis colors options:

Over-constrained elements : Defines the color of over-constrained elements. By default, the color is magenta.
Inconsistent elements : Defines the color of inconsistent elements. By default, the color is red as shown by the screen capture.
Not-changed elements : Defines the color of unchanged elements. By default, the color is brown as shown by the screen capture.
Iso-constrained elements: Defines the color of isoconstrained elements. By default, the color is green as shown by the screen capture.

Colors

Click Colors Definition to display colors for other elements options:

Protected elements: Defines the color of the protected elements. By default, the color is yellow.
Construction elements : Defines the color of construction elements. By default, the color is gray.
SmartPick: Defines the color of the SmartPick assistant elements and symbols. By default, the color is blue.

Update

Generate update errors when the sketch is under-constrained: Select this option to ensure that the Update Diagnosis dialog box appears to inform you that the sketch you have modified is under-constrained.
By default, This option is cleared.

Dialogs appearance

Use dialogs with new appearance: Select this check box to change the appearance of the dialog boxes.
Clear this check box to switch to the classic dialog boxes.