19.8.1 Overview of Sketcher customization options

Use the Sketcher customization options to control the appearance and behavior of the Sketcher. The following options control the behavior of the Sketcher throughout the ABAQUS/CAE session:

Whether the cursor snaps to the grid.
Whether preselection is active.

The following options are stored with each sketch; they control the behavior and appearance of the current sketch and new sketches that you create:

The sheet size, the grid spacing, and the number of grid lines to display.
Whether the sheet size and grid spacing are controlled automatically.
Whether the grid is visible.
The text font size and the number of decimal places displayed in sketch dimensions.
Whether dimensions are displayed.
Whether construction geometry is displayed.

The origin of the sketch grid and the alignment of the X-axis are also stored with each sketch. However, the grid origin and alignment settings control only the behavior and appearance of the current sketch; they are reset to their default values for any new sketch that you create.

To set the Sketcher options:

From the bottom of the Sketcher toolbox, select the Sketcher customization tool .

The Sketcher Options dialog box appears.

Set the desired customization options. For detailed help on the items within the dialog box, request context-sensitive help on the individual items.

Click OK to apply your changes and to close the Sketcher Options dialog box.

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