Setting Display Settings
Control the display settings for objects in the CAD workspace.
To open the Settings dialog, do any of the following:
Click Settings ( ) in the toolbar.
Right-click on an empty area of the CAD Workspace, and select Settings.
The Settings dialog opens with the Display tab active. Here you can customize settings for the Grid and 3-D View.
Grid
3-D View
Set the Up Direction. (By default, it is the positive Y axis.)
Visible. Use this to show/hide gridlines. You can also set the plane on which the grid is displayed. (By default, it is the XZ Plane.)
Set the grid Spacing.
Specify a Background Color and Line Edge Color for the CAD workspace.
Under Selections, specify how selections are displayed. Line Color is the color used for the wireframe of the selected object(s). If Lines on Top is selected, the selection appears on top of other objects in the model. This option makes it easier to see the selection even if it is behind another object in the current view. If you select Use Fill Color, Fill Color is the color used for the filled body of the selected object.
Coordinate Size. Change the size of the coordinate indicator. (Default coordinate size is 3.) You can also increase/decrease the size of the coordinate at any time by using the +/- keys on the numeric keyboard. For more about placing a coordinate, see Adding a Coordinate.
Clipping Planes. For expansive models, the near/far planes settings are used to determine which objects are rendered and which are ignored. By default, this is set to Auto. If you clear the Auto check box, you can manually set values for Near and Far.
See Also
MapleSim CAD Toolbox Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts
MapleSim CAD Toolbox Overview
Tutorial: Building a Pick and Place Model with the CAD Toolbox
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