Graphics Settings Form

The Graphics Settings form lets you define the different colours that are used to display the current element, the active element and other visible elements. To open the form, select Settings from the main menu bar, then select Graphics. The Graphics Setting window appears with the following tabs:

3D Views Tab

The 3D Views tab of the Graphics Settings form lets you set some of the general control options for how the 3D view is presented.

Colour Tab

The Colour tab of the Graphics Settings form lets you set the colours that are used within the plotfiles and 3D views to indicate different elements of the design.

Representation Tab

The Representation tab of the Graphics Settings form lets you set some of the general and piping representation parameters and presents control options allowing you to display further forms for specifying the representations of more specific parameters.

It is also possible to alter the way Steelwork, Plines and Ppoints are represented by selecting the Steelwork tab or the Plines & Ppoints tab.

Note: The Steelwork and Plines & Ppoints tabs do not have a shortcut on the main menu drop-down.

Steelwork Tab

The Steelwork tab allows you to change the way Steelwork elements are displayed. Structural steel profiles can be represented by a single Centreline or by a 2D outline. In some cases, it helps to switch between the two representations to simplify an otherwise complicated view. This form allows the user to change these settings as well as other common display settings for Steelwork.

Cabling Tab

The Cabling tab allows you to change the way cabling elements are displayed. Cabling elements can be represented by a single Centreline or by a 2D outline. In some cases, it helps to switch between the two representations to simplify an otherwise complicated view. This form allows the user to change these settings as well as other common display settings for cabling.

Plines and PPoints Tab

P-line representation for structural Profiles may be set to ON or OFF, by default PLINES are not displayed.

When p-lines are on, the size of the arrow showing their direction is controlled by the Length option. P-line identifiers, in the form of the settings of their PKEY attributes (TOS, BOS, NA) may also be displayed, as controlled by the PKEY option.

P-point representation may be set to ON or OFF. The default PPOINTS are OFF, although p-points will be shown automatically as part of an identification operation.

When p-points are on, they are drawn as small arrows with a cross at the p-point position and with the arrow indicating the p-point direction. The size of the arrow is controlled by the Length option. P-point Numbers may also be displayed, as controlled by the NUMBERS option.

Axes

The Axes form allows you to set the Axes height for the current element.

To open the Axes form, select Settings, then select Graphics, then Axes Height from the main window drop-down.

Type a valid Axes Height and select OK to save the value.