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To start the Preferences editor select the Edit → Preferences... option from the menu. On the Mac OS the Preferences... option appears in the FreeCAD menu instead (this is the default place for preferences on the Mac).
FreeCAD uses a workbench concept, where each workbench is responsible for specific tasks and functions. A workbench can have its own preferences. These will only appear in the Preferences editor if the workbench has been loaded in the current FreeCAD session. See Workbenches below for more information.
If no workbench is loaded, four sections appear in the Preferences editor: General, Display, Workbenches, and Import-Export. Any workbenches that have been loaded, and have their own preferences, will appear below these.
Please note that pressing the Reset button in the lower left corner of the Preferences dialog will reset all FreeCAD preferences to their default values.
Some advanced preferences can only be changed in the Parameter editor. The Fine-tuning page lists some of them.
This preferences section has 8 tabs: General, Document, Selection, Cache, Editor, Output window, Macro, and Units.
On the General tab you can specify the following:
+------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +============================================================+===========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | Selection of the language of the FreeCAD user interface | | Alterar idioma | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification how many files should be listed in the recent files list | | Tamanho da lista de arquivos recentes | | | | | +------------------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the background of FreeCAD's main window will by default consist of tiles of this image | | Ativar fundo em mosaico | | | | | |
On the Document tab you can specify the following:
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +==================================================================================================+=============================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | If checked, FreeCAD will create a new document when started | | Criar um novo documento ao iniciar | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the compression level for {{FileName|FCStd}} files. {{FileName|FCStd}} files are ZIP-compressed files. Therefore you can rename their suffix {{FileName|.FCStd}} to {{FileName|.zip}} and open them with a ZIP archive program. | | Document save compression level | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, all changes in documents are stored so that they can be undone/redone | | Usar Desfazer/Refazer em documentos | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification how many Undo/Redo steps should be recorded | | Número máximo de operações Desfazer/Refazer | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, recomputations can be aborted by pressing Esc. This may slightly increase the recomputation time. | | Permitir abortação de recálculo | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If there is a recovery file available FreeCAD will automatically run a file recovery when it is started. This way files can be restored if a crash occurred. | | Executar Auto Recuperação ao iniciar | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification how often a recovery file is written. | | Salvar informações de Auto Recuperação a cada | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, a thumbnail will be stored when the document is saved. The thumbnail will for example be shown in the list of recent files in the Start workbench. It is possible to select a Size between 128×128 and 512×512 pixels for the thumbnail. Common sizes are the powers of two 128, 256, 512. | | **Salvar miniatura no arquivo quando salvar um documento ** | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the FreeCAD program logo will be added to the thumbnail. | | Adicionar o logotipo do programa à miniatura gerada | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, backup files will be kept when saving the document. You can specify the number of backup files to keep. Backup files are previously saved versions of the document. The first backup file will have the file suffix {{FileName|.FCStd1}}, the second {{FileName|.FCStd2}} and so on. | | Número máximo de arquivos de backup a manter quando salvar novamente o documento | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, backup files will get the extension {{FileName|.FCbak}} and their file names get a date suffix according to the specified date format. For a description of the date format see [https//devhints.io/datetime this site]. With the default settings a backup file will for example get this name {{FileName|TD-Cube.20200315-215654.FCBak}} (original filename is {{FileName|TD-Cube.FCStd}}). | | Usar a data e a extensão FCBak | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, objects can have the same label. | | Permitir rótulos de objetos duplicados em um documento | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If partial loading of external linked objects is enabled, only the referenced objects and their dependencies will be loaded when the linked document is auto opened together with the main document. Such a partially loaded document cannot be edited. Double click the document icon in the tree view to reload it in full. A more detailed explanation of this feature can be found on the [https//github.com/realthunder/FreeCAD_assembly3/wiki/Core-Changes#partial-document-loading Assembly3 documentation page] | | Desativar carregamento parcial de objetos externos vinculados | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | All created documents will get the specified author name. Keep the author field blank if you do not want to include this information. If the option Salvar is checked, the field Last modified by will be set to the specified author when saving the file. This field can be viewed using the File → Project information menu option. | | Nome do autor | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | All created documents will get the specified company name | | Empresa | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the license for new documents. For predefined licenses the URL da licença will automatically be set accordingly. Select Other for a custom license. | | Licença padrão | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of an URL describing the license selected in Licença padrão | | URL da licença | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
On the Selection tab ((v0.19) ) you can specify the following:
+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +=====================================================================================================================+================================================================================================================================================+ | | Enables the Tree view SyncView mode | | Ir automaticamente para a vista 3D que contém o item selecionado | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Enables the Tree view SyncSelection mode | | Expande automaticamente o item na árvore quando o objeto correspondente for selecionado na vista 3D | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Enables the Tree view PreSelection mode | | Pré-selecionar o objeto na vista 3D quando o mouse passa sobre o item na árvore | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Enables the Tree view RecordSelection mode | | Lembrar a seleção na árvore para voltar/avançar usando os botões de navegação | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Each document tree item will get a checkbox. This is for example useful for selecting multiple items on a touchscreen. | | Adicionar caixas de seleção para seleção na árvore do documento | | | | | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
On the Cache tab ((v0.20) ) you can specify the following:
+-----------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | Name | Description | +=====================================================+=============+ | | ?? | | Location | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | | ?? | | Check periodically at program start | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | | ?? | | Cache size limit | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------+ | | ?? | | Current cache size | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------+-------------+
The editor preferences settings affect the behavior of the macro editor. This editor can be opened using the menu Macro → Macros... → Edit/Create.
The color and font settings also affect the Python console. This console is shown using the menu View → Panels → Python console.
On the Editor tab you can specify the following:
+-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +=========================================+=========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | If checked, the code lines will be numbered | | Ativar números de linha | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the tabulator raster (how many spaces). If it is for example set to 6, pressing Tab will jump to character 7 or 13 or 19 etc., depending on the current cursor position. This setting is only used if Manter abas is selected. | | Tamanho da tabulação | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of how many spaces will be inserted when pressing Tab. This setting is only used if Inserir espaços is selected. | | Tamanho da indentação | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If selected, pressing Tab will insert a tabulator with the raster defined by Tamanho da tabulação | | Manter abas | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If selected, pressing Tab will insert the amount of spaces defined by Tamanho da indentação | | Inserir espaços | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the code type. The color and font settings will be applied to the selected type. The result can be checked in the Preview field. | | Display Items | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the font family that should be used for the selected code type | | Família | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the font size that should be used for the selected code type | | Tamanho | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the color that should be used for the selected code type | | Cor | | | | | +-----------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
The output preferences affect the behavior of the Report view. This panel is shown using the menu View → Panels → Report view.
On the Output tab you can specify the following:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +===================================================================================+==========================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | If checked, normal messages will be recorded. They will be displayed in the Report view with the color set in Mensagens normais. | | Gravar mensagens normais | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, log messages will be recorded. They will be displayed in the Report view with the color set in Mensagens de log. | | Gravar mensagens de log | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, warnings will be recorded. They will be displayed in the Report view with the color set in Advertências. | | Gravar advertências | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, error messages will be recorded. They will be displayed in the Report view with the color set in Erros. | | Gravar mensagens de erro | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the Report view will be shown automatically when an error is recorded | | Mostrar visualização de relatório em caso de erro | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the Report view will be shown automatically when a warning is recorded | | Mostrar visualização de relatório no aviso | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the Report view will be shown automatically when a normal message is recorded | | Mostrar painel de relatório em notificações | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the Report view will be shown automatically when a log message is recorded | | Mostrar painel de relatório nas mensagens de registro | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, each message and warning will receive a timecode | | Incluir uma marca temporal para cada entrada | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the font color for normal messages | | Mensagens normais | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the font color for log messages | | Mensagens de log | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the font color for warning messages | | Advertências | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the font color for error messages | | Erros | | | | | |
On the Macro tab you can specify the following:
+-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +=================================================================+=====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | If checked, variables defined by macros are created as local variables, otherwise as global Python variables | | Executar macros no ambiente local | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the path for macro files | | Caminho de macro | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, recorded macros will also contain user interface commands | | Gravar comandos na GUI | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, recorded macros will also contain user interface commands, but as comments. This is useful if you don't want to execute these commands when running the macro, but do want to see what has been done while recording. | | Gravar como comentário | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the commands executed by macro scripts are shown in the Python console. This console is shown using the View → Panels → Python console menu option. | | Mostrar os comandos de script no console python | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Controls the number of recent macros to display in the menu | | Size of recent macros list | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Controls the number of recent macros that get dynamically assigned shortcuts | | Contagem de atalhos | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Controls which keyboard modifiers are used for the shortcuts, example Ctrl+Shift+ creates shortcuts in the form of Ctrl+Shift+1, Ctrl+Shift+2, etc. | | Modificadores de Teclado | | | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
On the Units tab you can specify the following:
+---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +=============================================+====================================================================================================================================================+ | | Selection of the unit system to be used for all parts of FreeCAD | | User system | | | | | +---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | The number of decimals that should be shown for numbers and dimensions | | Número de casas decimais | | | | | +---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Fração mínima das polegadas that should be displayed. This setting is only available if the unit system Building US (ft-in/sqft/cuft) is used. | | Fração mínima das polegadas | | | | | +---------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
This preferences section has three standard tabs: 3D View, Navigation and Colors. A fourth tab, Mesh view, is added if the Mesh Workbench has been loaded.
On the 3D View tab you can specify the following:
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +=======================================================+=================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | If checked, the main coordinate system will always be shown at the lower right in opened files. The Relative size (v0.20) defines the size of the representation as a percentage of the viewport size (the minimum of its height and width). | | Show coordinate system in the corner | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the axis cross will be shown by default at file opening or creation | | Show axis cross by default | | | | | | (v0.19) | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the time needed for the last operation and the resulting frame rate will always be shown at the lower left in opened files | | Show counter of frames per second | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the application will remember the active workbench for each tab in the Main view area independently. When switching to a tab this workbench will be restored automatically. | | Remember active workbench by tab | | | | | | (v0.19) | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, OpenGL will use the CPU instead of the GPU. This option is useful for troubleshooting graphics card and driver problems. Changing this option requires a restart of the application. | | Use software OpenGL | | | | | | (v0.19) | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, Vertex Buffer Objects (VBO) will be used. A VBO is an OpenGL feature that provides methods for uploading vertex data (position, normal vector, color, etc.) to the graphics card. VBOs offer substantial performance gains because the data resides in the graphics memory rather than the system memory and so it can be rendered directly by the GPU. For more background info see this webpage. | | Use OpenGL VBO (Vertex Buffer Object) | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | "Render Cache" or "Render Acceleration" is explained in more detail in FreeCAD_assembly3 render-caching. There are 3 options: | | Render Cache | | | | - Auto (default), let Coin3D decide where to cache. | | (v0.19) | - Distributed, manually turn on cache for all view provider root nodes. | | | - Centralized, manually turn off cache in all nodes of all view providers, and only cache at the scene graph root node. This offers the fastest rendering speed, but slower response to any scene changes. | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection if and what kind of multisample anti-aliasing is used | | Anti-Aliasing | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Render type of transparent objects. The types are: | | Transparent objects | | | | - One pass (default), rendering is done in one pass. For non-solid objects like faces or meshes this can lead to artifacts. This image shows such an artifact (black triangle) and that the type Backface pass avoids this. | | (v0.19) | - Backface pass, has only an effect for non-solid objects. They are then rendered in two passes: Back-facing polygons are rendered in the first pass and the front-facing in the second pass. | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the size of vertices (points) in the Sketcher workbench. The clickable area of points can be additionally enlarged by increasing the Pick radius. | | Marker size | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Sets the area for picking elements in the 3D view. Larger value makes it easier to pick things, but can make some small features impossible to select. | | Pick radius (px) | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the eye-to-eye distance used for stereo projections. The specified value is a factor that will be multiplied with the bounding box size of the 3D object that is currently displayed. | | Eye to eye distance for stereo modes | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, backlight is enabled with the defined color. Backlight is used for rendering back sides of faces. Usually, you don't see them in solids, unless you slice one with a clipping plane, or if the faces aren't oriented correctly. It is only active for objects whose Lighting property (on the View tab) is set to One side. If disabled, back sides of faces of objects in One side lighting mode will be black. The related Intensity setting specifies the intensity of the backlight. | | Backlight color | | | | | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the camera projection type. | | Camera type | | | | - Perspective rendering, objects will appear in a perspective projection. | | | - Orthographic rendering, objects will be projected in orthographic projection. | +-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
On the Navigation tab you can specify the following:
+--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +==================================================+======================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | If checked, the Navigation cube will always be shown. | | Navigation cube | | | | | | | Steps by turn | | | | | | defines the number of steps required for a full rotation when using the Navigation cube rotation arrows. | | | | | | | | | Corner | | | | | | defines where the Navigation cube is displayed on the screen when creating or opening a document. | | | | | | If Rotate to nearest is checked, the 3D view is rotated to the nearest most logical state when a cube face is clicked. When it is off, clicking to a cube face will and up always to the same position, no matter in what cube state you were when you clicked the face. (v0.20) | | | | | | | | | Cube size | | | | | | defines the size of the cube. (v0.20) | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of a navigation settings set. To see what each set defines, select it and then press the Mouse... button. | | 3D Navigation | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the rotation orbit style. When viewing a part in the x-y plane and being in the rotation mode of the 3D navigation, the difference is: If Trackball is selected, moving the mouse horizontally will rotate the part around the y-axis, if Turntable is selected the part will be rotated around the z-axis. | | Orbit style | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Defines the rotation center. Select Window center, Drag at cursor, or Object center. | | Rotation mode | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the camera orientation for new documents. This setting is also used by the Std ViewHome command. | | Default camera orientation | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Affects the initial camera zoom level for new documents. The value you set is the diameter of a sphere that fits in 3D view. Default is 100 mm. It also sets the initial size of origin features (base planes in new PartDesign Bodies). | | New document scale | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, rotations can be animated. If for example the 3D Navigation set CAD is used and the mouse is moved while the scroll wheel and the right mouse button are pressed, parts are rotated. If one keeps the mouse moving while releasing e.g. the right mouse button, the rotation will continue as animation. To end the animation left-click with the mouse. | | Enable animation | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, zoom operations will be performed at the position of the mouse pointer. Otherwise zoom operations will be performed at the center of the current view. The Zoom step defines how much will be zoomed. A zoom step of 1 means a factor of 7.5 for every zoom step. | | Zoom at cursor | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the direction of zoom operations will be inverted | | Invert zoom | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the tilting gesture will be disabled for pinch-zooming (two-finger zooming). This only affects the 3D Navigation set Gesture. | | Disable touchscreen tilt gesture | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
On the Colors tab you can specify the following:
+--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +==================================================+=====================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | If checked, preselection is turned on and the specified color will be used for it. Preselection means that for example edges in parts will be highlighted while hovering over them with the mouse to indicate they can be selected. | | Enable preselection highlighting | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, selection highlighting is turned on and the specified color will be used for it | | Enable selection highlighting | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If selected, the background of the 3D view will have the selected color | | Simple color | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If selected, the background of the 3D view will have a vertical color gradient. The first color is the color at the top of the 3D view, the second the color at the bottom. | | Color gradient | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Is only enabled if Color gradient is selected. If checked, the color gradient will get the selected color as the middle color. | | Middle color | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the background color for objects in the tree view that are currently edited | | Object being edited | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the background color for active containers in the tree view. For example an active PartDesign Body will get the selected background color. | | Active container | | | | | +--------------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
This tab is only available if the Mesh Workbench has been loaded.
On the Mesh view tab you can specify the following:
+----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Name | Description | +======================================================================+==========================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================================+ | | Selection of the default shape color | | Default mesh color | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Selection of the default line color | | Default line color | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the default mesh transparency | | Mesh transparency | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | Specification of the default line transparency | | Line transparency | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, the color of the interior side of faces will be the same as the exterior side. If not checked either the backlight color, if enabled, or black will be used instead. | | Two-side rendering | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, a yellow bounding box will be displayed for highlighted or selected meshes | | Show bounding-box for highlighted or selected meshes | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | If checked, Phong shading is used, otherwise flat shading. Shading defines the appearance of surfaces. With flat shading the surface normals are not defined per vertex. This leads to an unrealistic appearance for curved surfaces. While Phong shading leads to a more realistic, smoother appearance. | | Define normal per vertex | | | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | | The crease angle is a threshold angle between two faces. It can only be set if the option Define normal per vertex is used. | | Crease angle | | | | : If face angle ≥ crease angle, facet shading is used | | | : If face angle < crease angle, smooth shading is used | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
This preferences section has a single tab: Available Workbenches.
To preserve resources, FreeCAD does not automatically load all available workbenches. And only if a workbench has been loaded will its preferences, if any, appear in the Preferences editor.
In FreeCAD version 0.19 the tab has a different label: Unloaded Workbenches, and the tab displays a list of installed workbenches that have not yet been loaded. To load one or more workbenches select them in the list and then press the Load Selected button.
In FreeCAD version 0.20 the Available Workbenches tab displays a list of all installed workbenches. To load a workbench press its Load now button. If you check a workbench's Autoload checkbox it will autoload when FreeCAD starts up. Loading more workbenches will make the startup slower, but switching between workbenches that have already been loaded is faster.
If a newly loaded workbench has dedicated preference they will appear in a new section in the Preferences editor. Some workbenches add support for additional import and export formats. If there are any related preferences they will appear on one or more new tabs in the Import-Export settings section of the Preferences editor.
For a list of workbench preferences see Workbench preferences
The Import-Export settings affect how files are imported and exported. They are described on the Import Export Preferences page.
This section is incomplete and requires mentioning the preference pages of each core workbench
Preferences for the more common workbenches are linked below. Some workbenches have no preferences. Other optional workbenches may not be listed. These links are also listed in : Preferences
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Drawing Preferences (none) {{Obsolete|0.16}}
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Image Preferences (none)
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Inspection Preferences (none)
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Part Preferences: the Part workbench also uses the PartDesign Preferences
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Points Preferences (none)
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Reverse Engineering Preferences (none)
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Test Framework Preferences (none)
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Web Preferences (none)
This section is incomplete and requires mentioning the preference pages of each External workbench
- A2plus Preferences
- Ship Preferences (none)
See also:
For a scripting example see Std DlgParameter.
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