Setting User Preferences¶
The User Preferences page of the Options dialog box lets you define:
To set Drafting Options:
See the DraftingOptions command which opens the corresponding section of the Options dialog box.
To set Block Editor Options:
To set Mouse Options:
Do one of the following:
Click Tools > Options (or type Options).
In the Options dialog box, click User Preferences
.Type UserPreferences.
Expand Mouse Options.
Expand Options to set:
Reverse the zoom wheel direction. Changes the zoom direction of the mouse wheel.
Edit by double-clicking. Enables double-click editing behavior in the graphics area.
Display shortcut menus by right-clicking. Displays the context-sensitive shortcut menu when you right-click in the graphics area.
Method for selection windows. Specifies the method of using selection windows:
Click and click. Specifies the selection window using two points (consecutive clicks).
Click and drag. Specifies the selection window by click and drag.
Automatic detection. Specifies the selection window using either of the methods above (default).
Expand Fast Enter behavior to set Enable Enter on fast right-click. This executes Enter when you click in the time set for Fast click time. Click longer to display a context-sensitive shortcut menu.
Expand Currently processing other command to set right-click behavior when running commands:
Displays the shortcut menu
Displays the shortcut menu only if command options are available
Is the same as pressing Enter (for example, to accept a command’s option or to terminate a command)
Expand Selected Entities to set right-click behavior when entities are selected and no command is active:
Displays the shortcut menu
Repeats the last command
Expand Unselected Entities to set right-click behavior when no entities are selected and no command is active:
Displays the shortcut menu
Repeats the last command
To create and manage Aliases:
Do one of the following:
Click Tools > Options (or type Options).
In the Options dialog box, click User Preferences
.Type UserPreferences.
Expand Aliases to manage keyboard shortcuts.
Examples for alias commands include L for Line, C for Circle, or A for Arc.
Use the following options:
New. Creates a new keyboard shortcut in the alias list. An entry is added to the list where you can type the command representing the keyboard shortcut and the alias name.
Delete. Removes the selected keyboard shortcut from the alias list.
Import. Imports an alias file (.xml, .ica, or .pgp files).
Export. Writes an .xml file to save the alias settings.
Use the Find option to search for items in the Options dialog box.
To set Layers Options:
Do one of the following:
Click Tools > Options (or type Options).
In the Options dialog box, click User Preferences
.Type UserPreferences.
Expand Layers.
For quicker access, click Layer Options 
on the Layers Manager palette.Expand Isolate Layer Behavior to specify the default behavior of the IsolateLayer command.
Hide other layers. Hides all Layers except the specified ones in all Viewports or to freeze all Layers except the specified ones with the next option.
Frozen other layers in active viewport.
Hide other layers in all viewports.
Lock other layers. Locks and fades all Layers except those you specify in the graphics area. Locked layer fading lets you specify a fade value between 0 and 90% where 0% means no fading.
Expand Layer Properties Manager to specify whether the Layers Manager opens in a dialog box or in a palette.
To set Contextual Help Options:
Do one of the following:
Click Tools > Options (or type Options).
In the Options dialog box, click User Preferences
.Type UserPreferences.
Expand Contextual Help Options.
Expand Contextual Help Behavior to enable contextual help.
Specify the number of seconds for the Delay time.
Specify the default behavior for On Command finished:
Go back to previous page
Go to home page
Stay on existing page
To enable Tablet:
Expand Tablet to enable input from a tablet.
Access
Command: UserPreferences, or Options
Menu: Tools > Options
Related Topics
Customizing the User Interface
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