Default Settings

The activities of the system, in a number of respects, are controlled by default settings initialized at the start-up of the system. The user has the possibility to adapt the system to different working conditions in two ways: either changing default values one by one or using a default file. Apart from this, most of the defaults can be changed inside the function(s) that utilizes this particular default.

The default settings for Drafting is stored in a default file. The name of this file is chosen by the user. The file can be created or modified either by using a text editor or by storing the current defaults when running the system. If a default file name is assigned to the environment variable SBD_DEF1, the settings in this file will be read when the program starts. A default file can also be read into the program session at the user's command.

The file consists of an arbitrary number default statements, one per line. The order of the statements is irrelevant. A default statement consists of a keyword and a value, separated by a colon (:) or an equal sign (=). The keyword denotes a specific system default that will receive the given value.

For a list of all keywords used in the Drafting Default file, see Drafting Default File Keywords.