General (Settings)

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Available settings:

Global Axes: Shows/Hides the Global Axes

Grid: Shows/Hides the Grid

Grid size: Sets the size of the Grid shown on screen

 

Snap Mode: Enables/Disables the Snap Mode. If Snap Mode is enabled (Default=True), then you can only draw Nodes and Elements at increments defined by the Snap Size setting

Snap Size: Sets the size of the Snap (Default=0.1)

Snap to Node: Enables/Disables the Snap to Node.  If Snap to Node is enabled (Default=True), then the user can "catch" Nodes on screen so that new elements can be connected to existing Nodes.

 

Show Object Properties Info Panel: Shows/Hides the Object Properties Information Panel. It is used to show to the user the properties of Nodes and Elements highlighted on the screen with hovering over a Node or an Element.

       Node properties / Element properties: The user selects if Node and/or Element properties will be shown on the Information Panel.

 

Show Frame.2D icon on drawing: Shows/Hides the Frame.2D (F2) icon. When shown, it appears near the bottom right corner of the screen.

Allow to check for updates online: Enables/Disables the automatic update feature. If disabled, the program will not check for updates online.