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Q11.

Can we customize CAST window?

You can set the object colors, object dimensions, such as the thickness and radius, and the text sizes. You can also set the unit of measure, zoom tool parameters, maximum number of recently used files, and maximum levels of undo and redo. The numerical tolerances can also be changed to the level you wish.

To set preferences:

  • From Options menu, select Set Preferences. The Set Preferences dialog box similar to Figure 11.1 will show up.



Figure 11.1   The Set Preferences Dialog Box
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  • In this dialog box, select the appropriate tab and set the new values in the text edit boxes or combo boxes available.
  • If you want to save the new parameters in the selected tab as the defaults for the next opening of CAST, click the Save As Defaults button. If you click the Reset Defaults button, all default parameters set by the developers will be loaded and stored in the appropriate tab.
  • Click the OK button to confirm the input and close this dialog box.

Note:

  • If you click the Save As Defaults button, all parameters in the selected tab will be stored in CAST.INI file which resides in the same directory as the CAST executable file.

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