General Tab

Use the functionality available from the General tab to specify the AutoCAD drawing units, default snap value and drawing border layer.

From the AutoCAD Drawing Units list, select Metric (mm) or Imperial (inch).

Enter the default snap value in the Default Snap value field.

Note:
The Log Changes checkbox is not currently used.

In changes to drawings are to be automatically highlighted by clouds, check Cloud Changes. The appearance and other preferences for clouds are specified on the Rev Clouds tab.

Enter the drawing layer to be used for drawing borders in the Drawing Border layer field.

Enter the number of characters to be used for sheet numbers in file names in the Length of Sheet No in Filename field.

When drawings are updated, the default setting is to leave the last updated drawing open. If these drawings are to be automatically closed instead, check the Close all drawings on update checkbox.

To turn off the AutoCAD command line during the drawing update procedure, check the Hide AutoCAD Command Line during drawing update checkbox. This option is available because the drawing update process "grabs" the pointer focus to the AutoCAD command line. If the user does not notice this, and thinks they are interacting with another application, AutoCAD could crash, and the drawing could be lost.