Preferences dialog box

To see general options for working with Designer, click Edit > Preferences. >>>INSERT IMAGE HERE<<<

Display Preferences

Display Units

Click the arrow to choose INCHES, CM, or MM. The selected unit is used for all measurements (drawing/editing objects, measuring distances, etcetera). ===Default Grid Width and Default Grid Height Click the up- or down-arrow to select the default grid size. If Display Units is inches, the default is 1; if Display Units is cm or mm, the default is 25. You can change the grid size as needed, using the Grid Size button in the Face Editor toolbar. Note: Changing these values does not change the grid width and height in the Face Editor until you close and reload the face.

Number of Digits for Precision

Click the up- or down-arrow to specify the number of decimal digits in each numeric value.

Default Font

Click the down-arrow to choose the default for each of the following:

Family (Handwriting, Lucida Sans, Courier New, Arial, etcetera)

Size (9 pt to 99 pt)

Style (Regular, Bold, Bold Italic, Italic)

Grid Opacity

Move the slider on the line scale to set the default opacity of the grid lines, from 0 (0%, or fully transparent) to 10 (100%, or fully black). The default is 3 (30%). You can change the opacity as needed, using the Grid Size button in the Face Editor toolbar. Note: Changing this value does not change the Grid Opacity in the Face Editor until you close and reload the face.

Silkscreen Render Quality

Move the slider on the line scale to set the clarity of the display of silkscreen graphics in the 3D View, from 0 to 8. If you encounter out-of-memory errors, lower this setting; the images will not be as clear, but rendering will be faster and without memory errors.

Measurement for Circles and Arcs

Click the Diameter or Radius button to have the Properties panel display circle and arc sizes in that measurement. The default setting is Diameter.

Change Background Color

Click this bar to select a different background color for the work area. A dialog opens where you can select from Swatches, HSV, HSL, RGB, or CYMY colors. To return the background color to the previous setting, click the Reset button.

Change Axis Color

Click this bar to select a different color for the axis in the 3D View. A dialog opens where you can select from Swatches, HSV, HSL, RGB, or CYMYK colors, or click the Reset button to return the color to the previous setting. The default setting is pure red.