3 \page geometry_preferences_page Geometry preferences
5 \anchor pref_settings <h2>Settings</h2>
7 In the \b Geometry module you can set preferences for visualization of
8 geometrical figures, which can be used right now or in later sessions
9 with this module according to the preferences.
12 \image html pref15.png
15 To redefine any color click on the corresponding line to access to
16 the <b>Select Color</b> dialog box.
19 <li><b>General</b></li>
21 <li><b>Default display mode</b> - allows to choose between wireframe, shading or
22 shading with edges.</li>
23 <li><b>Default shading color</b> - allows to select default shading
25 <li><b>Edges in shading</b> - allows to select default edges color in shading mode.</li>
26 <li><b> Default wireframe color</b> - allows to select default
27 wireframe color (to be applied to any lines not being free boundaries
28 or isolated lines).</li>
29 <li><b>Color of free boundaries</b> - allows to select default color for free boundaries.</li>
30 <li><b>Color of edges, vectors and wires</b> - allows to select
31 default color for edges, vectors and wires (isolated lines).</li>
32 <li><b>Color of points</b> - allows to select default color for
34 <li><b>Color of isolines</b> - allows to select default color for
36 <li><b>Color of labels</b> - allows to select default color for
37 labels (textual fields, shape name).</li>
38 <li><b>Top level color</b> - allows to select default color for objects which
39 were brought to the viewer foreground.</li>
40 <li><b>Top level display mode</b> - allows to select default top level display mode between:</li>
42 <li><b>Show additional wireframe actor</b> - allows to have the shading actor at its usual
43 place (in the back) and add the additional wireframe actor in the viewer foreground.</li>
44 <li><b>Keep current display mode</b> - allows to use current display mode of object.</li>
45 <li><b>Wireframe</b> - allows to switch display mode to wireframe mode after
46 "top-level" operation.</li>
47 <li><b>Shading</b> - allows to switch display mode to shading mode after
48 "top-level" operation.</li>
49 <li><b>Shading With Edges</b> - allows to switch display mode to shading with edges mode after
50 "top-level" operation.</li>
52 <li><b>Default transparency</b> - allows to define default transparency value.</li>
53 <li><b>Default deflection coefficient</b> - allows to define default deflection
54 coefficient for lines and surfaces. A smaller coefficient provides
55 better quality of a shape in the viewer.</li>
56 <li><b>Show predefined materials in popup menu</b> - allows to customize the displaying of popup menu with list of
57 predefined materials.</li>
58 <li><b>Default material</b> - allows to define default material.</li>
59 <li><b>Subshapes color for editing a group</b> - allows to select default color for subshapes in a group.</li>
60 <li><b>Default edges width</b> - allows to define default width of the edges.</li>
61 <li><b>Default isolines width</b> - allows to define default width of the isolines.</li>
62 <li><b>Preview edges width</b> - allows to define width of the edges for preview.</li>
63 <li><b>Measures line width</b> - allows to define lines width of measurements tools.</li>
64 <li><b>Step value for spin boxes</b> - allows to define the increment
65 of values set in spin boxes.</li>
66 <li><b>Automatic bring to front</b> - when the option is on, the objects selected by the user automatically become "top-level".</li>
72 <li><b>Dimensions (Measurements)</b> - a group of preferences controlling the presentation of dimensions.</li>
74 <li><b>Color</b> - allows to define color for persistent dimension presentations.</li>
75 <li><b>Line width</b> - allows to define pixel width of dimension lines.</li>
76 <li><b>Font height</b> - allows to define height of dimension text.</li>
77 <li><b>Length of arrows</b> - allows to define length of dimension arrows.</li>
78 <li><b>Length measurement units</b> - allows to define units of measurement for lengths dimensions.</li>
79 <li><b>Angle measurement units</b> - allows to define units of measurement for angles dimensions.</li>
80 <li><b>Show units of measurements</b> - when this option is on, the measurement units are added as prefix to value label of dimension.</li>
81 <li><b>Default flyout length</b> - allows to define default flyout length used when creating the dimensions. The length can be interactively changed after creation by moving the flyouts.</li>
86 <li><b>Default number of isolines</b> - allows to specify the default number of isolines along <b>Along U</b> and <b>Along V</b> coordinate axes. They are shown on each selected face. For example:
90 This preference is not related with <b>Create Isoline</b> operation.
91 By default <b>Along U</b> and <b>Along V</b> are null and isolines are not drawn. </li>
96 <li><b>Input fields precision</b> - a group of preferences controlling input
97 precision for floating-point data. The semantics of the precision
98 values is described in detail in <em>Using input widgets</em>
99 chapter of GUI documentation (Introduction to Salome Platform /
100 Introduction to GUI / Using input widgets). In brief: \b positive
101 precision value is the maximum allowed number of digits after the
102 decimal point in the fixed-point format; \b nagative precision value
103 is the maximum allowed number of significant digits in mantissa in
104 either the fixed-point or scientific format.</li>
106 <li><b>Length precision</b> - allows to adjust input precision of coordinates and dimensions.</li>
107 <li><b>Angular precision</b> - allows to adjust input precision of angles.</li>
108 <li><b>Length tolerance precision</b> - allows to adjust input precision of tolerance of coordinates and dimensions.</li>
109 <li><b>Angular tolerance precision</b> - allows to adjust input precision of tolerance of angles.</li>
110 <li><b>Weight precision</b> - allows to adjust input precision of weight and mass.</li>
111 <li><b>Density precision</b> - allows to a just input precision of density.</li>
112 <li><b>Parametric precision</b> - allows to adjust input precision of parametric values.</li>
113 <li><b>Parametric tolerance precision</b> - allows to adjust input precision of tolerance in parametric space.</li>
118 <li><b>Default marker of points</b></li>
120 <li><b>Type</b> - allows to select the default symbol for representation of
121 points (cross, asterisk, etc.).</li>
122 <li><b>Size</b> - allows to define the default size of the marker from 1
123 (smallest) to 7 (largest).</li>
128 <li><b>Scalar bar for field presentation</b></li>
130 <li><b>X position</b> - allows to define the parametric X position of the scalar bar.</li>
131 <li><b>Y position</b> - allows to define the parametric Y position of the scalar bar.</li>
132 <li><b>Width</b> - allows to define the parametric width of the scalar bar.</li>
133 <li><b>Height</b> - allows to define the parametric height of the scalar bar.</li>
134 <li><b>Text height</b> - allows to define the font height of the scalar bar labels.</li>
135 <li><b>Number of intervals</b> - allows to define the number of scalar bar intervals.</li>
140 <li><b>Origin and base vectors</b></li>
142 <li><b>Length of base vectors</b> - allows to define the length
143 of base vectors.</li>
144 <li><b>Auto create</b> - allows to automatically create a point
145 of origin and three base vectors of the rectangular coordinate
146 system immediately after the module activation.</li>
151 <li><b>Operations</b></li>
153 <li><b>Preview</b> - allows to customize the displaying preview by default.</li>
154 <li><b>Hide input objects from the viewer</b> - allows automatic hiding of input
155 shapes from the 3D viewer (OCC and VTK) in all operations of Geometry module.</li>
159 \anchor pref_dependency_tree <h2>Dependency Tree</h2>
161 This tab groups preferences for visualization of <b>Dependency Tree</b> in the 2D Viewer.
163 \image html pref_dep_tree.png
166 <li><b>General</b></li>
168 <li><b>Hierarchy type</b> - allows to choose the default display mode of the dependency tree.</li>
169 <li><b>Possibility to move nodes</b> - enables/disables the possibility of moving nodes by default.</li>
174 <li><b>Color</b></li>
176 <li><b>Background color</b> - allows to select the default background color.</li>
177 <li><b>Default node color</b> - allows to select the default node color.</li>
178 <li><b>Main node color</b> - allows to select the default main node color.</li>
179 <li><b>Unpublished node color</b> - allows to select the default node color for unpublished objects.</li>
180 <li><b>Selected node color</b> - allows to select the default selected node color.</li>
181 <li><b>Default arrow color</b> - allows to select the default arrow color.</li>
182 <li><b>Highlighted arrow color</b> - allows to select the default highlighted arrow color.</li>
183 <li><b>Selected arrow color</b> - allows to select the default selected arrow color.</li>