Some software allow users to zoom via a middle mouse wheel. Occasionally the direction that zooms IN may be the opposite in one application verses another.
With the ZOOMWHEEL system variable in CIVIL 3D we can control which direction, towards us or away from us, zooms IN.
The default setting for ZOOMWHEEL is 0, which reacts with: moving wheel forward zooms in; moving wheel backwards zooms out. Effectively we are moving ourselves with the mouse.
Changing this value to 1, reacts with: Move wheel forward zooms out; moving wheel backwards zooms in. Think of this as you are moving the object with the mouse.
This NEW system variable allows us to perhaps make different applications function slightly more consistently.
Try it. See if you have a preference.
Showing posts with label System Variables. Show all posts
Showing posts with label System Variables. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
2007 Contains 87 NEW System Variables
There are 87 NEW system variables in AutoCAD 2007, thus Civil 3D 2007. I am confident that a list will help some so here they are:
System Variable - Description
3DDWFPREC - Controls the precision of 3D DWF publishing.
CAMERADISPLAY - Toggle camera objects display in the current drawing.
CAMERAHEIGHT - Stores the default height for newly created camera objects.
CLEANSCREENSTATE - Stores a value that indicates whether the clean screen state is on (read-only).
CMATERIAL - Sets the material of new objects.
CSHADOW - Sets the shadow display property for a 3D object.
DASHBOARDSTATE - Determines whether the Dashboard window is active or not.
DEFAULTLIGHTING - Turns default lighting on and off.
DEFAULTLIGHTINGTYPE - Specifies the type of default lighting.
DIMARCSYM - Controls display of the arc symbol in an arc length dimension.
DIMFXL - Sets the total length of the extension lines starting from the dimension line toward the dimension origin.
DIMFXLON - Controls whether extension lines are set to a fixed length.
DIMJOGANG - Determines the angle of the transverse segment of the dimension line in a jogged radius dimension.
DIMLTEX1 - Sets the linetype of the first extension line.
DIMLTEX2 - Sets the linetype of the second extension line.
DIMLTYPE - Sets the linetype of the dimension line.
DIMTFILL - Controls the background of dimension text.
DIMTFILLCLR - Sets the color for the text background in dimensions.
DRAGVS - Sets the visual style while creating 3D objects.
DWFFRAME - Determines whether the DWF frame is visible and if it will plot.
DWFOSNAP - Determines whether object snapping is enabled for DWFs that are attached to a DWG.
ERSTATE - "Determines whether the External References window is inactive - active/visible or active/auto-hidden."
GRIDDISPLAY - Controls the display behavior and display limits of the grid.
GRIDMAJOR - Controls the frequency of major grid lines compared to minor grid lines.
GRIDUNIT - Specifies the grid spacing (X and Y) for the current viewport.
GTAUTO - Controls whether or not grip tools display automatically when selecting objects in 3D space.
GTDEFAULT - "Controls whether or not the 3DMOVE, 3DROTATE, and 3DSCALE commands start automatically when the MOVE, ROTATE, and SCALE commands (respectively) are started in a 3D view."
GTLOCATION - Sets the default location for grip tools.
IMPLIEDFACE - Controls the detection of implied faces.
INTERFERECOLOR - Sets the color of interference objects.
INTERFEREOBJVS - Sets the visual style for interference objects.
INTERFEREVPVS - Sets the visual style for the current viewport while using the INTERFERENCE command.
LATITUDE - Specifies the latitude of the drawing model.
LEGACYCTRLPICK - Specifies the keys for selection cycling and the behavior for CTRL + left-click.
LIGHTGLYPHDISPLAY - Controls whether light glyphs are displayed.
LIGHTLISTSTATE - Indicates whether the Lights in Model window is open or closed.
LOFTANG1 - Sets the draft angle through the first cross section in a loft operation.
LOFTANG2 - Sets the draft angle through the last cross section in a loft operation.
LOFTMAG1 - Sets the magnitude of draft angle through the first cross section in a loft operation.
LOFTMAG2 - Sets the magnitude of draft angle through the last cross section in a loft operation.
LOFTNORMALS - Controls the normals of a lofted object where it passes through cross sections.
LOFTPARAM - Controls the shape of lofted solids and surfaces.
LONGITUDE - Specifies the longitude of the drawing model.
MATSTATE - Indicates whether the Materials window is open or closed.
NORTHDIRECTION - Specifies the angle of the Sun from north.
OSOPTIONS - Automatically suppresses object snaps on hatch objects and when you are using a dynamic UCS.
PERSPECTIVE - Specifies whether the current viewport displays a perspective working view.
PSOLHEIGHT - Sets the default height for a swept solid object created with the POLYSOLID command.
PSOLWIDTH - Sets the default width for a swept solid object created with the POLYSOLID command.
PUBLISHALLSHEETS - Controls how the Publish dialog list is populated.
RENDERPREFSSTATE - Stores a value that indicates whether the Advanced Render Settings palette is open.
SHADOWPLANELOCATION - Controls the location of an invisible ground plane used to display shadows.
SHOWHIST - Controls the Show History property for solids in a drawing.
SOLIDHIST - Controls the default History property setting for new and existing objects.
STEPSIZE - Specifies the step size in current units when users are in Walk mode.
STEPSPERSEC - Specifies the number of steps taken per second when users are in Walk mode.
SUNPROPERTIESSTATE - Indicates whether the Sun Properties window is open or closed.
SUNSTATUS - Controls whether the Sun is casting light in the viewport.
TIMEZONE - Sets the time zone for a sun study.
UCSDETECT - Controls whether dynamic UCS acquisition is active or not.
VSBACKGROUNDS - Controls whether backgrounds are displayed in the current viewport.
VSCURRENT - Stores the name of the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSEDGECOLOR - Sets the color of edges.
VSEDGEJITTER - Controls the degree to which lines are made to appear as is they were sketched with a pencil.
VSEDGEOVERHANG - Makes lines extend beyond their intersection for a hand-drawn effect.
VSEDGES - Controls the types of edges that are displayed in the viewport.
VSEDGESMOOTH - Specifies the angle at which crease edges are displayed.
VSFACECOLORMODE - Controls how the color of faces is calculated.
VSFACESTYLE - Controls how faces are displayed in the current viewport.
VISUALSTYLES - "Displays the Visual Styles Manager palette - allowing you to create and modify visual styles or apply a visual style to a viewport."
VSHALOGAP - Sets the halo gap in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSHIDEPRECISION - Controls the accuracy of hides and shades in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSINTERSECTIONCOLOR - Specifies the color of intersection polylines in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSINTERSECTIONEDGES - Specifies the display of intersection edges in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSINTERSECTIONLTYPE - Controls whether obscured lines are displayed in the current viewport and sets their linetype.
VSLIGHTINGQUALITY - Sets the lighting quality in the current viewport.
VSMATERIALMODE - Controls the display of materials in the current viewport.
VSMONOCOLOR - Sets the color for monochrome display of faces.
VSOBSCUREDCOLOR - Specifies the color of obscured lines in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSOBSCUREDEDGES - Controls whether obscured (hidden) edges are displayed.
VSOBSCUREDLTYPE - Specifies the linetype of obscured lines in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSOPACITY - Controls the transparency of faces in the current viewport.
VSSHADOWS - Controls whether a visual style displays shadows.
VSSILHEDGES - Controls display of silhouette curves of solid objects in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSSILHEDGEWIDTH - Specifies the width in pixels for display of silhouette edges in the current viewport.
VSSPECULAR - Controls the display of specular highlights on faces without materials in the current viewport.
VSSTATE - Stores a value that indicates whether the Visual Styles window is open.
ZOOMWHEEL - Allows users to toggle the behavior of mouse wheel zoom operations.
System Variable - Description
3DDWFPREC - Controls the precision of 3D DWF publishing.
CAMERADISPLAY - Toggle camera objects display in the current drawing.
CAMERAHEIGHT - Stores the default height for newly created camera objects.
CLEANSCREENSTATE - Stores a value that indicates whether the clean screen state is on (read-only).
CMATERIAL - Sets the material of new objects.
CSHADOW - Sets the shadow display property for a 3D object.
DASHBOARDSTATE - Determines whether the Dashboard window is active or not.
DEFAULTLIGHTING - Turns default lighting on and off.
DEFAULTLIGHTINGTYPE - Specifies the type of default lighting.
DIMARCSYM - Controls display of the arc symbol in an arc length dimension.
DIMFXL - Sets the total length of the extension lines starting from the dimension line toward the dimension origin.
DIMFXLON - Controls whether extension lines are set to a fixed length.
DIMJOGANG - Determines the angle of the transverse segment of the dimension line in a jogged radius dimension.
DIMLTEX1 - Sets the linetype of the first extension line.
DIMLTEX2 - Sets the linetype of the second extension line.
DIMLTYPE - Sets the linetype of the dimension line.
DIMTFILL - Controls the background of dimension text.
DIMTFILLCLR - Sets the color for the text background in dimensions.
DRAGVS - Sets the visual style while creating 3D objects.
DWFFRAME - Determines whether the DWF frame is visible and if it will plot.
DWFOSNAP - Determines whether object snapping is enabled for DWFs that are attached to a DWG.
ERSTATE - "Determines whether the External References window is inactive - active/visible or active/auto-hidden."
GRIDDISPLAY - Controls the display behavior and display limits of the grid.
GRIDMAJOR - Controls the frequency of major grid lines compared to minor grid lines.
GRIDUNIT - Specifies the grid spacing (X and Y) for the current viewport.
GTAUTO - Controls whether or not grip tools display automatically when selecting objects in 3D space.
GTDEFAULT - "Controls whether or not the 3DMOVE, 3DROTATE, and 3DSCALE commands start automatically when the MOVE, ROTATE, and SCALE commands (respectively) are started in a 3D view."
GTLOCATION - Sets the default location for grip tools.
IMPLIEDFACE - Controls the detection of implied faces.
INTERFERECOLOR - Sets the color of interference objects.
INTERFEREOBJVS - Sets the visual style for interference objects.
INTERFEREVPVS - Sets the visual style for the current viewport while using the INTERFERENCE command.
LATITUDE - Specifies the latitude of the drawing model.
LEGACYCTRLPICK - Specifies the keys for selection cycling and the behavior for CTRL + left-click.
LIGHTGLYPHDISPLAY - Controls whether light glyphs are displayed.
LIGHTLISTSTATE - Indicates whether the Lights in Model window is open or closed.
LOFTANG1 - Sets the draft angle through the first cross section in a loft operation.
LOFTANG2 - Sets the draft angle through the last cross section in a loft operation.
LOFTMAG1 - Sets the magnitude of draft angle through the first cross section in a loft operation.
LOFTMAG2 - Sets the magnitude of draft angle through the last cross section in a loft operation.
LOFTNORMALS - Controls the normals of a lofted object where it passes through cross sections.
LOFTPARAM - Controls the shape of lofted solids and surfaces.
LONGITUDE - Specifies the longitude of the drawing model.
MATSTATE - Indicates whether the Materials window is open or closed.
NORTHDIRECTION - Specifies the angle of the Sun from north.
OSOPTIONS - Automatically suppresses object snaps on hatch objects and when you are using a dynamic UCS.
PERSPECTIVE - Specifies whether the current viewport displays a perspective working view.
PSOLHEIGHT - Sets the default height for a swept solid object created with the POLYSOLID command.
PSOLWIDTH - Sets the default width for a swept solid object created with the POLYSOLID command.
PUBLISHALLSHEETS - Controls how the Publish dialog list is populated.
RENDERPREFSSTATE - Stores a value that indicates whether the Advanced Render Settings palette is open.
SHADOWPLANELOCATION - Controls the location of an invisible ground plane used to display shadows.
SHOWHIST - Controls the Show History property for solids in a drawing.
SOLIDHIST - Controls the default History property setting for new and existing objects.
STEPSIZE - Specifies the step size in current units when users are in Walk mode.
STEPSPERSEC - Specifies the number of steps taken per second when users are in Walk mode.
SUNPROPERTIESSTATE - Indicates whether the Sun Properties window is open or closed.
SUNSTATUS - Controls whether the Sun is casting light in the viewport.
TIMEZONE - Sets the time zone for a sun study.
UCSDETECT - Controls whether dynamic UCS acquisition is active or not.
VSBACKGROUNDS - Controls whether backgrounds are displayed in the current viewport.
VSCURRENT - Stores the name of the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSEDGECOLOR - Sets the color of edges.
VSEDGEJITTER - Controls the degree to which lines are made to appear as is they were sketched with a pencil.
VSEDGEOVERHANG - Makes lines extend beyond their intersection for a hand-drawn effect.
VSEDGES - Controls the types of edges that are displayed in the viewport.
VSEDGESMOOTH - Specifies the angle at which crease edges are displayed.
VSFACECOLORMODE - Controls how the color of faces is calculated.
VSFACESTYLE - Controls how faces are displayed in the current viewport.
VISUALSTYLES - "Displays the Visual Styles Manager palette - allowing you to create and modify visual styles or apply a visual style to a viewport."
VSHALOGAP - Sets the halo gap in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSHIDEPRECISION - Controls the accuracy of hides and shades in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSINTERSECTIONCOLOR - Specifies the color of intersection polylines in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSINTERSECTIONEDGES - Specifies the display of intersection edges in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSINTERSECTIONLTYPE - Controls whether obscured lines are displayed in the current viewport and sets their linetype.
VSLIGHTINGQUALITY - Sets the lighting quality in the current viewport.
VSMATERIALMODE - Controls the display of materials in the current viewport.
VSMONOCOLOR - Sets the color for monochrome display of faces.
VSOBSCUREDCOLOR - Specifies the color of obscured lines in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSOBSCUREDEDGES - Controls whether obscured (hidden) edges are displayed.
VSOBSCUREDLTYPE - Specifies the linetype of obscured lines in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSOPACITY - Controls the transparency of faces in the current viewport.
VSSHADOWS - Controls whether a visual style displays shadows.
VSSILHEDGES - Controls display of silhouette curves of solid objects in the visual style applied to the current viewport.
VSSILHEDGEWIDTH - Specifies the width in pixels for display of silhouette edges in the current viewport.
VSSPECULAR - Controls the display of specular highlights on faces without materials in the current viewport.
VSSTATE - Stores a value that indicates whether the Visual Styles window is open.
ZOOMWHEEL - Allows users to toggle the behavior of mouse wheel zoom operations.
Monday, May 15, 2006
Civil 3D 2007 - INSUNITS Revisited
I received I call today that made me aware that we will soon be receiving calls from users that will be new to 2007 products that skipped the use of 2006 products. Why?
Do you remember the issue with INSUNITS? If you do not keep reading...
(Much of the following was posted last year, May 31 to be exact, but will certainly become an issue again for new users soon).
It is now VERY necessary to notice what the INSUNITS value is set to for any drawing that you wish to INSERT or XREF. This only mattered in previous versions if you dragged-and-dropped via the DesignCenter.
If the INSUNITS for a source drawing does not match what the current (destination/target) drawing is set to, a scale factor will be applied. This has left some users baffled as to why their drawings with the same base and coordinate location do not land in the same area when inserted or xref'ed.
The INSUNITS value and the factor that will be applied now appear in the INSERT and XREF dialog boxes in the lower right hand corner. Be aware of what they report.
The change can be explained with a quick look into how INSUNITS is defined in HELP.
In 2005 and prior it said:
INSUNITS - Specifies a drawing-units value for automatic scaling of blocks or images dragged from DesignCenter and inserted into a drawing.
In 2006 and 2007 it says:
INSUNITS - Specifies a drawing-units value for automatic scaling of blocks, images, or xrefs inserted or attached to a drawing.
Look at the system variable of INSUNITSDEFSOURCE (Sets source content units value when INSUNITS is set to 0) and INSUNITSDEFTARGET (Sets target drawing units value when INSUNITS is set to 0) also for how drawing can additionally behave.
Do you remember the issue with INSUNITS? If you do not keep reading...
(Much of the following was posted last year, May 31 to be exact, but will certainly become an issue again for new users soon).
It is now VERY necessary to notice what the INSUNITS value is set to for any drawing that you wish to INSERT or XREF. This only mattered in previous versions if you dragged-and-dropped via the DesignCenter.
If the INSUNITS for a source drawing does not match what the current (destination/target) drawing is set to, a scale factor will be applied. This has left some users baffled as to why their drawings with the same base and coordinate location do not land in the same area when inserted or xref'ed.
The INSUNITS value and the factor that will be applied now appear in the INSERT and XREF dialog boxes in the lower right hand corner. Be aware of what they report.
The change can be explained with a quick look into how INSUNITS is defined in HELP.
In 2005 and prior it said:
INSUNITS - Specifies a drawing-units value for automatic scaling of blocks or images dragged from DesignCenter and inserted into a drawing.
In 2006 and 2007 it says:
INSUNITS - Specifies a drawing-units value for automatic scaling of blocks, images, or xrefs inserted or attached to a drawing.
Look at the system variable of INSUNITSDEFSOURCE (Sets source content units value when INSUNITS is set to 0) and INSUNITSDEFTARGET (Sets target drawing units value when INSUNITS is set to 0) also for how drawing can additionally behave.
Tuesday, February 28, 2006
Lynn on 'FS
On February 21st, Lynn Allen in her blog offered one of the most intriguing tips I have seen in a long time. I'll admit, I was not familiar with FAST SELECT ('FS). It is an Express tool command. The description is "Selects objects that touch a specified object". I tried it out. It works.
The FSMODE system variable controls whether objects that touch the newly selected objects will also be selected. In essence creating a chain.
As with anything it takes conscience effort to incorporate new commands and techniques into our individual work styles. Everyday we should try to improve or learn something.
The title of this post links to Lynn's post.
Thanks Lynn!
The FSMODE system variable controls whether objects that touch the newly selected objects will also be selected. In essence creating a chain.
As with anything it takes conscience effort to incorporate new commands and techniques into our individual work styles. Everyday we should try to improve or learn something.
The title of this post links to Lynn's post.
Thanks Lynn!
Sunday, December 04, 2005
Zoomfactor
Most people know this, but, not everyone. There is a system variable that controls how much the zoom magnification changes with each click of the mouse wheel forward and backward.
When the Civil 3D is installed the system variable ZOOMFACTOR is set to the default value of 60. For civil engineering drawings, where the smallest object is considerably smaller than the entire drawing, users may find that setting this variable to it's maximum value of 100 may serve them best.
When the Civil 3D is installed the system variable ZOOMFACTOR is set to the default value of 60. For civil engineering drawings, where the smallest object is considerably smaller than the entire drawing, users may find that setting this variable to it's maximum value of 100 may serve them best.
Monday, October 24, 2005
Improving Civil 3D Performance by Adsk
The following information is straight from the Autodesk Knowledge Base about Civil 3D 2006. It offers suggestions on how to improve performance with Civil 3D 2006.
1. Disable the Rebuild Automatic option for Surfaces and Corridors.
2. Change styles to limit the objects displayed in the drawing.
3. Use data shortcuts to reduce the amount of data in a working drawing.
4. Copy project files located on a network drive to a local drive.
5. Use the Cache model tab and the all layout tabs option on the System tab in the Options dialog box.
6. Increase Autosave timings on the Open and Save tab in the Options dialog box.
7. Change the value of the INDEXCTL variable to 0 (zero).
8. Turn off the Dynamic Input methods and selection previews.
The title of this post takes you right to the actual document.
1. Disable the Rebuild Automatic option for Surfaces and Corridors.
2. Change styles to limit the objects displayed in the drawing.
3. Use data shortcuts to reduce the amount of data in a working drawing.
4. Copy project files located on a network drive to a local drive.
5. Use the Cache model tab and the all layout tabs option on the System tab in the Options dialog box.
6. Increase Autosave timings on the Open and Save tab in the Options dialog box.
7. Change the value of the INDEXCTL variable to 0 (zero).
8. Turn off the Dynamic Input methods and selection previews.
The title of this post takes you right to the actual document.
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