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(no) Document Viewer Settings

Owned by Maciej Zabielski
Jul 19, 2023
4 min read

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Default Documents Units

user-param

Selected units will be used when creating new drawing.

Main viewer/editor settings

user-param

  • Viewer - Grid Sync Back: when this option is turned ON, clicking on spot that has an object link, will automatically select corresponding object in Grid View.

    • A new data page might be loaded to allow selection

    • Selected object must be available in current Grid View perspective

  • Viewer - Grid sync: allow class change

    • If this option is disabled, a Grid View synchronization will happen only when object selected is of the currently active class. 

    • If this option is enabled, system will change the active tab (class) to show desired object


  • Auto save (if enabled than all changes done in viewer (like creating and modifying shapes) will be automatically saved after number of seconds set in Auto save delay option)

  • Zoom to spot margin (%) - defines the margin of zoom to spot that is done in Infoscope mode (selecting in Grid object linked to spot on a drawing). Allowed values range from 10 to 500% margin.

Non-User parameters from this section are:

  • Tool For Presentation Filters - sets style (stroke width, opacity and fill opacity only) that will be used in presentations with auto generated tools for filters (automatic presentations).

  • "Negative Area" Tool - sets style (fill only) for spots with negative area displayed in the viewer.

Edit vectors

Default Edit Layer  user-param - when entering edit mode in the viewer selected Layer will be chosen in Drawings & Layers toolbar automatically.

Information on Drawings & Layers toolbar will not change when spot on different drawing/layer is clicked. Information about currently clicked/selected spot can be now seen on status bar display below drawing.

Only global layers can be selected for this Default Edit Layer, as they are available in all drawings. If a specific user does not have proper privileges to view this layer, this setting will have no effect. 
In Edit mode Default Edit Layer will be active until manually changed to different one. This new selection will also be preserved until user enters Edit mode again.

"Change Request" Tool - allows to select graphical tool that will be used as default tool for entities added in Change Management mode.

Keep Layers (Paste)  user-param - Copied or cut spot/s will be pasted on same layers as original one/s regardless of chosen layer in Drawing&Layers toolbar.
Preserve Links (Paste) user-param - Copied or cut spot/s will be pasted with spot link preserved from original spot.


Vector & drawing tools 

user-param

  • Crosshair in selected modes (enables crosshair in given mode by default - it can be also turned off/on there):

    • Select mode (basic viewer mode),

    • Edit mode (mode for drawing),

    • PrintPreview mode,

    • Template Editor mode (for administrators only).

  • Crosshair width - enables choosing crosshair width - from 1 (thinnest) unit to 10 (widest).

  • World Cursor - enables choosing size for cursor (that are adjusted to currently displayed drawing and it's size).

  • World Cursor Units - choose units for cursor size.

  • World Cursor Size - choose cursor size (in chosen units).

  • Vector Snap - decided wheter Vector snap option is by default turn on when entering Edit/Redline mode.

  • Snap Radius (px) - "sensitivity" of the snap function. The bigger value the more radius is searched for possible snap points.

Object Selection

user-param

A helpful mechanism that will make it easier to select thin lines.

  • Extended hit sensitivity - main option to enable this feature.

  • Only without normal selection - an example would be a rectangle with a line going on top of it:

    • when ON: extended sensitivity will be used to select objects only when normal selection did not select anything. When clicked next to line, a rectangle will be selected.

    • when OFF: line will always be selected if its within range. When clicked next to line, line will be selected. 

  • Hit range - this is a "virtual" rectangle that is used around cursor. If a line intersects with this rectangle, it will be selected. Value of 10px is recommended and set as default. 
    If you still have difficulties selecting a line, please increase this value to suite your needs. 

Attachment conversion scale settings

Since 4.2

When converting attachment to drawing, scale set for new drawing can be set automatically using chosen value from document's metadata. 

To achieve such result configuration in Administration panel have to be done.

Default Scale Metadata - default scale set for drawing after conversion if there is no metadata value to use.
Scale Metadata Class - class used for picking field for setting scale metadata.
Scale Metadata Class Field - class field used for setting scale metadata value for converted attachment.

It's advised to map Scale Metadata Class field to dictionary field like document_scale. But it can also take values from Text fields.

Attachment Viewer

user-param

 Attachment fit mode  - controls default PDF viewer zoom mode.