2.193. General Setup Dialog

General Setup dialog

This dialog is one of the tabs on the Terrain Setup dialog.

Menus/Function Groups

Menus Button

Allows you to add or remove specific menu items. This button opens the Menu Customization dialog. For more information, see Function Groups.

Print Margin

% of Narrow Page Dimension

Allows you to control the margin around printed output as a percentage of the narrow page dimension.

Right of Way Area Calculation

ROW Width

In the Terrain Module, add the RW Area field (under the Geometry subcategory) to the Status Window, using the Add/Remove Button in the Status Window Options dialog. Select a feature and the area will be displayed based on the value you enter for ROW Width. This is useful for quick estimates of areas along a line.

Tables

Symbols

Allows you to modify or create new symbols. This option will popup the Edit Symbols dialog.

Linetypes

Allows you to modify or create new linetypes. This option will popup the Edit Linetypes dialog.

Translations

Allows you to modify or create new translations between Softree and Autocad for conversion purposes. Opens the Edit Translations dialog.

For more information, see Autocad Translations File.

Save

Allows you to save the current Symbols, Linetypes, and Translation settings to an external TRF file.

Open

Allows you to load Symbols, Linetypes, and Translation settings from an external TRF file.

Hatches

Textures

This option will popup the Texture Hatch dialog. It allows you to use your own bitmap files as Terrain hatch patterns.

Default Font

This button activates the Font dialog, allowing you to change the default font for all windows. The default font is used for display of axis/grid labels and status window text and other items that have no individual Font control.

Ground Side Slope Display

Show First Slope

If selected, and displaying values at L-Line, the slope at the centerline (left or right) is displayed.

If selected, and displaying values at P-Line, the slope of the first P-Line side shot (left or right) is displayed.

Show Average Slope

If selected, the average slope is displayed. The average slope is calculated as the slope between the ground at L-Line or P-line and a point on the ground at the Horizontal offset distance.

Horizontal offset used to calculate average

This value is used to compute the average slope as explained above.

Check For Updates

Set the interval for when program checks the softree server for a newer version of the program. This can be disabled by setting to 'Never', or choose from 'Daily', 'Weekly', or 'Monthly' to have the program periodically check for a newer version.

See Updating or Installing from the Internet for more information

Screen Graphics

Level of Detail Check Box

If this check box is enabled, the Level of Detail Optimization will be enabled.

Help Preference

If Local Help selected, will always open the local help file. If Online Help selected, and computer is connected to the internet, will open a browser window to the corresponding help page, otherwise will swich to local help