Customizing Preferences

You can customize preferences for xGenerative Design.

  1. From the widget's menu, click Preferences .
  2. Specify your options according to your needs.

    Section Description
    3DEXPERIENCE Platform

    Platform currently used inside the app to manage stored content.

    On the cloud, you can choose among all the platforms available for the connected user.

    Important: If there is only one available platform, then this preference is not available.

    For more information about content management when switching platforms in a multi-platform cloud environment, see Switching Between Cloud Platforms.

    Tip: Hover over the icon in the widget header to display the current platform. You can double-click the icon to open the widget preferences and choose another platform. For more information, see Select a Platform for your Widget.
    Length Unit Allows to define the display unit for all length values.

    Available length units are:

    • mm
    • cm
    • m
    • in
    • ft
    Angle Unit Allows to define the display unit for all angle values.

    Available angle units are:

    • deg
    • rad
    Precision Display Allows to define the number of decimal digits to display for decimal numbers.

    You can define up to six decimal digits.

    Note: This option is not applicable to the manipulators value.
    Default Design Range Allows to define the design range that is specified by default on the physical product your create when using the Create Model command.

    The available design ranges are:

    • Small: Enables to create objects ranging from 0.00001mm to 0.01km.
    • Normal: Enables to create objects ranging from 0.001mm to 1km.
    • Large: Enables to upscale the dimensions of models by creating objects from 0.1mm to 100km.
    • Extra Large: Enables to upscale the dimensions of models by creating objects from 10mm to 10.000km.

    For more information, see Design Range Management.