Smart select

Change how drag-and-drop works for object handles.

When the option is on, you can drag from object handles without selecting them first.

When the option is off, you must select the handles before dragging.

Drag & drop

Activate or inactivate the drag-and-drop command.

When the option is on, you can use drag-and-drop when copying or moving objects.

When the option is off, drag-and-drop cannot be used.

Middle button pan

Change the panning mode.

When the option is on, you can move the model using the middle mouse button.

When the option is off, you can move the model using the left mouse button.

Centered zooms

Change the zooming mode.

When the option is on, the center point of zooming is kept in the middle of the view, regardless of the mouse pointer position.

When the option is off, the mouse pointer position determines the center point of zooming.

Basic view auto rotation

Activate or inactivate the auto rotation of part and component 3D views.

When the option is on, Tekla Structures rotates the view once whenever you create a new 3D view of a part or component.

When the option is off, Tekla Structures does not rotate the view.

Crossing selection

Change how area selection works.

When the option is on, all objects that fall at least partially inside the rectangular area are selected, regardless of the dragging direction.

When the option is off, the dragging direction affects the selection of objects.

Rollover highlight

Switch the highlighting of objects on or off.

Depending on the rendering engine you are using, OpenGL or DirectX, Tekla Structures highlights the objects differently when rollover highlight is on.

When the option is on, Tekla Structures highlights selectable objects when you move the mouse pointer on them.

When the option is off, selectable objects are not highlighted.

Change how objects can be selected.

When the option is on, you can select objects also with the right mouse button. Also the related shortcut menu is displayed immediately.

When the option is off, you can select objects with the left mouse button.

Automatic rotation center

Define how the view point is set.

When the option is on, the view point changes whenever you click the middle mouse button.

When the option is off, the view point stays in a set position.

Ortho

Activate or inactivate orthogonal snapping.

When the option is on, Tekla Structures snaps to the closest orthogonal point on the plane (0, 45, 90, 135, 180 degrees, and so on). The mouse pointer automatically snaps to positions at even distances in the given direction.

When the option is off, orthogonal snapping is not used.

DirectX rendering

Switch between the OpenGL rendering and DirectX rendering.

When the option is on, the DirectX rendering is used.

When the option is off, the OpenGL rendering is used.

Tooltips

Show or hide the tooltips.

When the option is on, a small window with examples, hints, and tips appears when you rest the mouse pointer on a command.

When the option is off, no tooltips appear.

Snap tooltips

Show or hide the snap tooltips.

When the option is on and you start a command that requires picking points, Tekla Structures displays a snap tooltip that shows the name of the snap point.

When the option is off, no snap tooltips appear.

Printer line widths

Show the lines in color drawings with thickness defined on the screen.

When the option is on, the lines in color drawings are shown with defined thickness.

When the option is off, the lines in color drawings are shown with default thickness.

Printer line colors

Show line colors in the drawing.

Ghost outline

When the option is on, hidden lines are shown as ghost outlines.

When the option is off, hidden lines are not shown.

Associativity symbol

Shows which drawing objects are associative and automatically updated. Associativity symbols are shown only when you select a drawing object, for example a dimension.

Objects that do not have valid association get a ghost associativity symbol and a question mark.

When the option is on, associativity symbols are shown.

When the option is off, associativity symbols are not shown.

Drawing drag & drop

Activate or inactivate the drag-and-drop command in drawings.

When the option is on, you can use drag-and-drop when moving objects such as annotations, sketch objects and grid lines without selecting the objects or handles first.

When the option is off, drag-and-drop cannot be used.