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No headersThe Document Settings dialog box controls the settings in individual files. On various tabs in the dialog box, you can specify the active styles, units of measure, sketch and modeling preferences, bill of materials, and default tolerance.
You can change settings for the active document. To apply the settings to new documents automatically, change the settings in the templates that you use to create documents.
Display appearance settings control how a document displays in the graphics window when it is opened. To open all documents with the same display appearance, use Application appearance settings.
For example, using control at the document level, you can open one dataset as wireframe and another as shaded. You can open documents in different visual styles without having to alter the appearance settings at the application level.
The document appearance settings are available for New documents. The document appearance settings for migrated documents are seeded from the application options appearance settings. After opening a migrated document, you can adjust the display appearance.
When you modify the document appearance settings, you can use the document settings for display. To take advantage of these document settings, turn on the application option Use document settings.
Legacy documents without document appearance settings open with the application options appearance settings. Thereafter, you can specify the document appearance settings to use for the document.
See also: Application Options settings
- Click Tools tab
Options panel Document Settings. - Click a tab:
- Units Set units of measurement for a part or assembly file.
- Sketch Set snap spacing, grid spacing, line weight display options, and other sketch settings for a part or drawing.
- Modeling Set adaptivity or 3D snap spacing for an active part file. Set the Repair environment default error check. Size the graphics window on file open. The setting only affects the view on file creation and can be set in your template file.
- Drawing Set the highlighting of invalid dimensions and other annotations in an active drawing file. Specify the Memory Saving Mode.
Memory Saving Mode instructs Autodesk Inventor to be more conservative with memory both before and during view computation by changing the way components are loaded and unloaded.
- Weldment Set the standard for the active weldment assembly.
- General Set the lighting style and display appearance.
- Display Appearance settings, General tab Set parameters for edge display, visual style, various shadows, reflection, ground plane, and projection.
- Enter the settings.
- Click Apply to save the changes.
Change the document appearance settings
- On the ribbon, click .
- Click Display Appearance Settings.
- Adjust the parameters in the dialog box.
- Click the Ground Plane settings command to access the parameters for displaying the ground plane.
- Click OK to accept modifications and close the Display Appearance settings dialog box.
- Click Apply to cause the appearance modifications to persist in the document.
- Click Close.
Thereafter, any document with document appearance settings opens with those settings.
Specify the use of document appearance settings
Document settings - Standard tab
Sets the active standard for the current document .
Adds the selected style to the default standard associated with the document.
Control the appearance of a model when you open it, or when you open a new view of the model. To use document based display appearance settings, set the Application Option for Appearance to Use document Settings.
| Appearance | These settings apply to model edges whenever they are visible. |
| Display hidden edges dashed | When selected, hidden edges display as dashed lines. When cleared, hidden edges display as solid lines. |
| Hidden Edge Dimming | Sets the percent of dimming for hidden edges from a range of 10% to 90%. Enter a value or click the up or down arrow to specify a value. |
| Depth Dimming | When selected, sets a dimming effect to convey the depth of a model. Visual style is wireframe and Depth Dimming set to Off.  Depth Dimming set to On.  Visual Style is Shaded and Depth Dimming set to Off.  Depth Dimming set to On.  |
| Model Edges | |
| Use part appearance | Model edge color is derived from the component appearance. |
| Use color | Model edges display using the same color. To display the color picker, click the Color button. |
| Display silhouettes | When selected, displays silhouettes. Clear the check box to suppress the display. When the selected visual style has model edges set to visible, silhouette display is based on this setting. Default is off. Example Silhouettes for active component set to Off.  Silhouettes for active component set to On.  Silhouettes for inactive component set to Off.  Silhouettes for inactive component set to On.  |
| Initial Display Appearance | Sets the model appearance for any new window or view. |
Visual Style Specifies the preferred visual style used for component display. Projection Sets the view mode to Orthographic or Perspective camera mode. Ground ShadowsWhen selected, displays model ground shadows. Object Shadows When selected, displays model object shadows. Ambient Shadows When selected, displays model ambient shadows. Ground Plane When selected, displays the model ground plane. Ground Reflections When selected, displays model ground reflections. Textures On When selected, displays textures on solid model surfaces. Use Ray Tracing for Realistic Visual Style When selected, enables ray tracing when the Realistic visual style is selected. In the drop-down list, specify the default ray tracing mode:
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Document settings - Sketch tab
In the Document Settings dialog box, sets the default snap spacing, grid settings, and other sketch settings for the active part, assembly, or drawing file.
The active document type determines the available options.
Sets the options for line weight display. | |
Display Line Weights | Enables the display of unique line weights in model sketches. Clear the check box to show lines without weight differences. This setting does not affect line weights in printed model sketches. To set the actual line weights in print, use the Sketch Properties toolbar.
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Document Settings - Modeling tab
Specifies adaptivity, inclusion or exclusion of document history, 3D snap spacing for the active part, and setting for tapped holes.
The active document type determines the available options.
Available only when the active part is adaptive. Removes the indicator that a part is used adaptively in an assembly. Clear the check box to remove the adaptive indicator.
Select to purge rollback document history when you save the file. Clear the check box to regenerate the document history to re-enable fast editing performance. Select Manage tab Update panel Rebuild All.
Sets the algorithm for computing part features.
Select the option to use a comprehensive compute algorithm. It is slower but can produce more accurate feature results in rare cases. Cancel the option to use an optimized feature compute algorithm which significantly improves the performance of Shell, Draft, Thicken, and Offset features.
Maintain Enhanced Graphics Detail
When enabled, graphics information is saved with the file on disk. This detail is used in the graphics display if the Application Options settings is set to Smoother in Application Options.
Sectioning (Part environment only)
Controls the model feature size of tapped holes according to the Major, Minor, Pitch, or Tap Drill diameter of the specified thread.
Sets the spacing between snap points to help with precision when 3D sketching in the active part. Controls snap precision when using Move Feature to drag a feature.
Click Settings... to open the UCS Settings dialog box , where you can set the UCS naming prefix, define the default plane, and select the visibility of UCS and its features.
Sets the initial visible area when creating a model from a template. Configure this setting in your template files to affect new files. You can set the initial height and width of the graphics window.
The units for the Initial View Extents follow the setting on the Units tab for the template.
This setting affects only the view on file creation; therefore, configure this setting in your template files.
Controls the default naming scheme prefix for new solid or surface bodies. Use to specify a meaningful name for each new body at the time of creation. The default prefixes are Solid for solid bodies and Srf for surface bodies.
Click Options to open the Make Components Options dialog box. The Make Component settings shown in the options dialog box are specific to the active project. You can establish different settings for each of your projects.
When selected, automatically checks the model for quality after a manual repair operation, such as a boundary patch. This option degrades performance when you select it on complex models.
Interactive Contact (Assembly environment only)
Document Settings - Default tolerances tab
Sets default linear and angular precision levels and tolerances for part dimensions.
Use Standard Tolerancing Values
Select check box to use the precision and tolerance values set on this tab when creating dimensions.
Export Standard Tolerance Values
- Copy the tolerances to the iProperties Custom tab.
- Reuse the custom properties in drawings.
Click in a row to add a precision level and corresponding tolerance range for upper and lower values. Add a row for each unique combination of precision level and tolerance range.
Document settings - Drawing tab
Sets options in the active drawing file or template. To make the settings the defaults for all new drawings, set the options in the templates you use to create drawings.
Defer Updates | When selected, suppresses automatic update for the active drawing. Clear the check box to update the drawing automatically when the model changes. |
Cross Hatch Clipping | Select to have the hatch break about drawing annotations. Notes:
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Automated Centerlines | Opens the Centerline Settings dialog box so you can set the defaults for automated centerlines to a drawing view. For more information, see Automated Centerlines Settings. |
Invalid Annotations | If the component they are attached to is deleted, promoted, demoted, or replaced, annotations can become invalid . Highlight marks invalid dimensions and other annotations that lose their attachment in the active drawing file. Clear the check box to turn off highlighting. Preserve Orphaned Annotations retains annotations that have become detached from geometry. Clear the check box to remove orphaned annotations. Feature-based Annotation Capture Color specifies a unique color for invalid feature- based annotations. Using the specified color, you can identify annotations that must be deleted and replaced. The remaining invalid annotations can be selected. Right-click and select Reconnect Annotation to attempt reconnection to valid anchor points. |
Memory Saving Mode | When selected, Autodesk Inventor is more conservative with memory before and during view computation, at the expense of performance. It conserves memory by changing the way components are loaded and unloaded. Select Use Application Options to use default setting on the Drawing tab of the Application Options dialog box, or Always, or Never. |
| Shaded Views | Use Bitmap Sets frequency for using bitmaps on shaded views to Always or Offline Only. Enable Always to increase capacity and improve performance. Bitmap Resolution Sets the image quality for shaded views. Effects file size, graphics appearance, and print quality. Click the arrow, and select from the list |
Dimension Updates | Dimension Text Alignment controls text position for angular and linear dimensions when geometry is updated. View Position maintains text position on the sheet. Sheet Position and Maintain Centered retains centered dimension placement while all other dimensions maintain their positions on the sheet. Percentage of Dimension Line attempts to maintain all dimension text positions relative to the dimension line. |
Properties in Drawing | Additional Custom Model iProperty Source specifies a file that contains custom iProperties and adds names of custom properties to Custom Property - Model list. Properties can be then used in the drawing or template. Click the arrow to select a file from the list, or click Browse to find and select a file. Copy Model iProperty Settings opens the Copy Model iProperty Settings dialog box. Click the command to select model iProperties to copy into the drawing. |
Sets the default labels for sheets and sets the colors for elements on sheets in a drawing or template.
Document Settings - Bill of Materials tab
Specifies bill of materials (BOM) settings for the selected component.
The active document type determines the available options.