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Workspace Setting Groups

Workspace Setting Groups

To open these details, highlight the settings and click Details.

Startup Settings

This group of settings controls the startup settings for DesignCAD drawing sessions.

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Use this window to define the startup macro, paper size, margins, 2D/3D mode, units, and coordinate system.

Appearance Settings

This group of settings controls the colors of various DesignCAD elements.

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Click on the color sample to the right of the name of the element for which the color is to be changed and select the new color from the palette that appears.

NOTE: These settings are also available on the Colors tab of the Options.

Paper Space Template

Select the Paper Space Template to be used with the current DesignCAD Workspace.

Display Grid / Snap Grid Settings

This group of settings determines the settings for the Display and Snap Grids that will be used when the current DesignCAD Workspace is selected.

Cursor Settings

The size of the cursor and the small and large step sizes that will be used in the current DesignCAD Workspace.

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Custom Colors

This group of settings determines the custom colors that will be available in the drawings that use the current DesignCAD Workspace.

Custom Menu

Select the Customized Menu file to be used by clicking on the Browse button.

Custom Keyboard

Select the Customized Keyboard file to be by clicking on the Browse button.

Custom Toolboxes

Select the Customized Toolboxes file to be used by clicking on the Browse button.

Text Settings

The default color and style of regular text and Attribute text for the different layers of drawings.

Dimension Settings

The options for the Dimensioning commands, Pullout command, and Balloon commands.

Pointmark Settings

The default options for pointmark.

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Hatch Settings

The default options for line hatching. See

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