7.18.4.2.2.  Performance
  • Group tools: By default, the tools in the Sketcher are grouped. You can display the subitems when clicking on the small little black arrow.

    Tools grouped (default)

    Tools grouped (default)

    Tools not grouped (old V11 depiction)

    Tools not grouped (old V11 depiction)

  • Call dialog for parameters after generating: Default is off.

    • Disabled: (default)

      Once a design step has been performed, in the docking window Edit element, the single parameters are displayed.

    • Enabled:

      If the dialog box Change parameter shall be displayed after each design step (old behavior as in V11), then this option needs to be enabled. Then the docking window Edit element is not used.

  • Show connection point names in working area: Yes/No

    Name of connection point displayed

    Name of connection point displayed

  • Show tool tips in working area:

    Shows the tooltips (short info) of the respectively marked sketch element.

    Tooltip displayed

    Tooltip displayed

  • Show live dimensions:

    When drawing lines or angles, lives dimensions on line length, circle diameter or angles between lines are shown.

    Examples:

    Line through 2 points

    Line through 2 points

    Circle with center point and radius/point

    Circle with center point and radius/point

    Line at angle to line with length

    Line at angle to line with length

    In the dialog area Color settings the color of Live dimensions can be adjusted.

  • Show reference points: Reference points can be helpful, because they can be used for other design steps again. Via list field options, you can control the display for single types of tools.

    Rounding with reference points

    Rounding with reference points

    • All (default)

    • Lines

    • Circles

    • Arcs

    • Others

  • Keep half-length value: Concerns the default Half-length for Vertical line and Horizontal line.

  • Max. number of intersection points:

    This option especially concerns the command Matrix copy , which may lead to a huge number of intersect points when creating a lot of copies.

    To every intersect point, a certain calculation effort is connected, which requires storage space, which is why a limit for calculated intersect points is set in this field. If the set upper limit of the calculated intersect points is exceeded, the intersect points in the sketch are visible themselves, however their calculated value is no longer accounted for in the system.

    Concretely, this means that the so-called object snap for intersect points can no longer be displayed above the upper limit.

  • Number of decimal places for dimensions: Currently without functionality

  • Default dimension text height: Currently without functionality