Creo Configuration Management Tool
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Yes - Move and Move Attach commands in drawing mode act together. No - Move and Move Attach commands in drawing mode do not act together
Disallow the movement of drawing views with the mouse
Yes - Allows you to create drawing references to geometry representations (includes dimensions, notes, and leaders). These references may become invalid if the referenced geometry changes resulting in geometry representations not updating in drawings
Allow highlight of model vertices during dimension placement in drawings
Yes - The last placed gtol will be selected and attached to the cursor while creating a new gtol. No - Behave as if the user did insert gtol in a new drawing/model. Meaning the default gtol will be selected and attached to the cursor
Sets the auto constraint tolerance for creating offset dimensions. If distance is less than this tolerance multiplied by component size, offset is set as coincident. Default value is 0.5
no - set datum planes are automatically shown when a drawing view is placed. yes - set datum planes are automatically erased when a drawing view is placed
Yes - Automatically repaints the drawing display when changing from one window to another. No - Update to drawing views will only occur when manual updates are made via Repaint or View> Update. Use this to save memory
Loads AutobuildZ application
Sets the BOM format file to be used for a customized BOM. Specify name and path
Yes - Saves all new driven dimensions created in the drawing inside the drawing as associative draft dimensions. No - Saves driven dimensions created in Drawing mode on solid geometry in the solid
Controls the default expand/collapse state of newly added symbol folders that are added to the pro_symbol_dir path. Expand/collapse state of the existing symbol folders will remain the same. Added in Creo 8
Sets the default number of decimal places (0-13) to which to round newly created angular dimensions. Unrounded angular dimensions automatically determine the number of decimal places required to display their stored value
Sets the default designation state of a new annotation
Sets the default drawing scale for views added with the No Scale command. The value must be greater than 0. No - The system does not set a default drawing scale
Determines initial setting of Font kerning when 2D drawing annotations are created. Yes - Font kerning is on for new 2D annotations
Displays the model in default orientation when placing a general view on the drawing. No - Model does not appear until Default is chosen from the Orientation dialog box
When set to yes, parametric sketching constraints, such as V for vertical, are displayed when a drawing object is selected. Shows sketch constraints in drawing mode
Sets the display of the tolerance tags that appear in drawings. This option does not affect the display of tolerances on dimensions
Controls model display in a drawing when auto_regen_views is No. Wireframe - Adds new views in wireframe, displays datums. Minimal_wireframe - Displays in wireframe, no datums, axes, or silhouette edges. Default - Displays using the Environment setting. Use this to save memory
Yes - Drawing model files are read-only. No model changes can be made. Cosmetic_only - Only cosmetic changes can be made to the model. Design changes are not allowed. Cosmetic changes include adding driven dimensions, cross sections, and explode states
Defines the current draft view's coordinate values as model units rather than drawing units. The GET POINT menu uses the scale of the draft view and the draft view's model units for relative and absolute coordinate entry and display in the Message Window
Resolution of OLE object images. The range of valid values is 0 to 600 dots per inch
Sets the default drawing setup file option values for your Creo session, otherwise, the system uses the default drawing setup file option values. Certain parameters in the file are valid only if you have a license for Pro/DETAIL. Set to $PRO_DIRECTORY\text\prodetail.dtl
Resolution of exported shaded drawing views. The range of valid values is 0 to 600 dots per inch
The named coordinate system will be used as the origin of a newly created view or of a modified view. None - The system will not use a previously specified coordinate system
Display a warning dialog upon opening a drawing with models that contain flexible features advising users that annotations may be out of date and should be verified
Set whether to display tooltips when you move the pointer over drawing views. Use this to save memory
Display vertices of selected sketch entities in drawing mode. Added in Creo 8
Show coincident guide. Displays visual guides for coincident points in drawing sketcher
Show diagonal guide. Shows diagonal alignment guides in drawing sketcher
Show equal length and equal radius guide. Shows equal length/radius alignment guides in drawing sketcher
Show horizontal guide. Shows horizontal alignment guides in drawing sketcher
Enable instant snapping when the sketch cursor is placed next to geometry. Controls automatic snapping to geometry in drawing sketcher
Show midpoint guide. Shows midpoint alignment guides in drawing sketcher
Show parallel guide. Shows parallel alignment guides in drawing sketcher
Show perpendicular guide. Shows perpendicular alignment guides in drawing sketcher
Specifies the available sketching tools in Drawing mode. new - Modern sketching tools. legacy - Legacy sketching tools. Controls which sketching tools are available in drawing mode
Adjusts the sensitivity of the snapping to geometry. Added in Creo 8
Allow snapping sketched entities to model geometry. Allows snapping to model geometry when sketching in drawings
Show tangent guide. Shows tangent alignment guides in drawing sketcher
Show vertical guide. Shows vertical alignment guides in drawing sketcher
Set the method for sorting drawing views that are listed in the Drawing Tree
Defines the language used during Unicode conversion of pre-Wildfire 4.0 drawings. This option does not affect the conversion of models. File - Uses the language stored in the drawing header file; Session - Uses the language of the current Creo session
Set whether to display the name of the combined state name, in the tooltip of the drawing view. The name appears only when the drawing view is created using a combined state. Use this to save memory
Set whether to display the name of the explode state, in the tooltip of the drawing view. The name appears only when the drawing view for an assembly is in an explode state
Set whether to display the model name of the view, in the tooltip of the drawing view. The model name appears only when the drawing contains more than one model
Set whether to display the name of the view, in the tooltip of the drawing view
Set whether to display information about the scale of the view, in the tooltip of the drawing view
Set whether to display the name of the simplified representation for the model, in the tooltip of the drawing view
Set whether to display the type of the view, in the tooltip of the drawing view
Yes - shading display is allowed in drawing views. No - shading display will be shown in wireframe. Use this to save memory
Enables or disables auto-flipping for all symbols with leaders. Added in Creo 10
Yes - Displays all views of drawings in wireframe. No - Displays views according to the display set for the session (wireframe, hidden, and so on). Never put shaded view in drawings. Useful for large assemblies
Assigns a specified setup file to each drawing format. To assign the drawing's parameter values to the format, you must retrieve the drawing's setup file into the format. Set to $PRO_DIRECTORY\text\prodetail.dtl
Controls the display of erased view outlines (environment option Highlight Erased Views). Yes - Highlights erased views. No - Turns off highlighting for erased views
In drawing mode, highlights new dimensions in red until you repaint the screen
In Drawing, controls quilt display in hidden line removal. Yes - Includes quilts in the hidden line removal process (preselects Qlt HLR in the VIEW DISP menu). Default in the VIEW DISP menu, uses the value you have set
Defines whether to keep the designation settings of the annotation when consuming it by an annotation feature or moving it from one annotation feature to another
Automatically adds view names to auxiliary views using AUX VIEW* viewname-viewname. You can modify the view name after adding the view to the drawing
Determines the handling of values entered in a format table when you replace one drawing format with another. Yes - Stores entered values for format table and copies them with the table. No - Prompts you to re-enter all the values for the format table
Automatically adds view names to projection views in the format "VIEW viewname-viewname." You can modify the view name after adding the view to the drawing
Moves cross section name and arrows together
Yes - The OLE object is displayed in any zoom level (could result in performance degradation). No - The OLE object disappears in high zoom-in levels
For patterns that were created with the older method of calculating the origin, defines whether to update to a newer, more accurate method when you edit the definition of the pattern. yes-Updates to the new method. no-Continues without update. prompt-Always ask whether to update
Specifies the extent of draft entity chains selected. Yes - Only entities in the chain that are tangent will be selected. No - All entities connected end to end will be selected
Set the default preferred export file type for export from drawings
Sets the directory for the drawing setup files. If this option is not set, the system uses the default setup directory. Sets directory for drawing setup files
Sets the default directory for the drawing format library. Use the full pathname to avoid problems. Sets directory for drawing format library
Specifies the directory from which to retrieve notes entered from a file. Use the full path name to avoid problems. Sets directory for retrieving drawing notes from files
Sets the default directory for drawing symbol palette files. Sets directory for drawing symbol palette files
Set and automatically create the default directory for saving and retrieving user-defined symbols. If you do not specify a directory, the system uses the current working directory. Use full path name to avoid problems. Sets directory for user-defined symbols
Specifies the directory to be used when tables are retrieved or saved. Use the full path name to avoid problems. Sets directory for retrieving and saving tables
Yes - Sets the default of the GET POINT menu as the last option picked among Pick Pnt, Vertex and On Entity
Controls automatic change in drawing view scale setting from "Default scale for sheet" to "Custom scale" while replacing the view model. No - View scale setting does not change. Yes - View scale setting automatically changes to preserve the scale value of the original model
Yes - Stores view geometry and detail items such as solid dimensions. These items are displayed when retrieving the drawing in View-Only mode. Reduce save file size by not storing display info
Embed - Embeds a picture file inside a drawing for preview purposes. Export - Saves a drawing file as a picture file in the working directory when saving a drawing. Both - Does both embed and export
Determines whether the system saves the model after you have changed it. No - Saves the model every time that you store the drawing
Yes - Entities in front of cross-section (planar or offset) can be selected, clipped (using Z-clipping), or erased with EDGE DISP menu. No - Geometry, datum points or curves, cosmetic features, threads, grooves, or coordinate systems cannot be erased
Default value for Annotations dialog box
This option determines the default behavior for preview in Show/Erase
Yes - Enable snapping of drawing and report entities to snap lines. No - disable snapping of drawing and report entities to snap lines
Yes - Dimensions will be displayed in their symbolic format during drawing note creation. No - Dimensions will be displayed in drawing notes as numerical values
With Pro/DETAIL, automatically regroups weld symbol instances after you move the text
Specifies the location of the symbol instance palette
Controls the display of the special symbol palette during note creation
Controls the initial format of the date displayed in a drawing. The format for the setting is a string consisting of three portions: the year, the month, and the date. You can enter the portions in any order. Set to %Mmm-%dd-%yy
Yes - The Default check boxes in the number of digits area of the Dimension Properties dialog will be checked when a dimension is created or first shown. No - The check boxes will be unchecked when a dimension is created or first shown
Subdivide filled areas into triangles (may affect memory usage and plot files)
No - Drawing items moved/copied to a different sheet or located on a changed sheet keep same size and relative orientation on paper. Yes - Some items scale/reposition to be the same on paper, and others scale and/or reposition to be the same on screen
Yes - Returns the user to the dimension properties dialog to select a different table. No - Applies the tolerance according to existing functionality
Scaling factor for the "Zoom to Selected" command. Value bigger than 1 increases the zoom level, showing less surrounding area. Value smaller than 1 decreases the zoom level, showing more surrounding area