5.1 The Options Window

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5.1 The Options Window

Administration and Customization

Open View > Options in the main window to configure units, calculations, data handling and appearance. With a project open, Options has 16 tabs. Each tab has its own help chapter below. Use the arrows at the right of the tab row to reach tabs that are not visible.

Options contains both settings shared by the project and settings specific to the current user. Some settings inherit administrator defaults when no individual value has been saved. Changing an option does not necessarily change it for every user or project.

The available controls depend on your permissions. Setting > Edit is required to edit the settings, and Setting > Import is required to import settings. When no project is open, only the Database tab is available.

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5.1.1 General

5.1.2 Wgt.grps.

5.1.3 Decimals

5.1.4 Quantity

5.1.5 Database

5.1.6 Log

5.1.7 Report

5.1.8 Item

5.1.9 Codes

5.1.10 Estimation

5.1.11 Workset

5.1.12 Layout

5.1.13 Hydrostatic

5.1.14 Security Warning

5.1.15 Weight Distribution Curve

5.1.16 Integration

Import: Select a source database and project to read supported option values into the Options window. Review the affected tabs, then click OK to save or Cancel to discard pending Options changes. This imports settings, not the source project's items or weight groups, and is not a complete clone of every application setting.

OK: Save the Options values and close the window.

Cancel: Close without saving pending Options edits. Changes saved in separately opened setup windows are not undone.

Help / F1: Open this overview. Select a tab chapter above for explanations of its individual settings.