Display Preferences

Click the Display tab to set the display preferences.

 

Parameter	Description
Rulers	Shows the rulers
Scroll bars	Shows the scroll bars
Black background	Uses a black drawing background instead of the default white
Zoom line thickness	Lines in the drawing appear thicker when you zoom in; the screens redraw slower if Quartz (Macintosh) or GDI+ (Windows) imaging is enabled
Adjust flipped text	Re-orients rotated and flipped text so that it is always readable
No fill behind text	Displays text without a fill pattern so that objects beneath the text are not obscured
Show parametric constraints	Displays parametric constraints
Show other objects while in groups	Shows the rest of drawing when the Edit Group command is used; deselect the option to hide objects that are not in the group. This option also applies to viewports that are edited with the Edit Viewport command and layer links that are being cropped.
Hardware accelerated 2D navigation	If the computer’s video card supports it, uses OpenGL hardware acceleration to speed up 2D navigation (scroll, pan, and zoom); text, patterns, and bitmaps in the drawing file display properly once the navigation is complete
Use VectorCaching for faster drawing	Caches vector information for complex document entities, such as polylines and hatches; while this makes screen redraws faster, it also can potentially increase RAM requirements by up to 50 percent
Center on objects after view change	When the view is changed to one of the standard views (such as Top or Left Isometric), automatically centers the view on the selected objects at the current zoom level; if no objects are selected, the view is set to the center of all objects
Quartz imaging (Macintosh) or GDI+ imaging (Windows)	Draws lines of equal thickness with round end caps; provides layer transparency, better support for large-format printouts, and PDF export (see Exporting Files)
Anti-aliasing	When Quartz (Macintosh) or GDI+ (Windows) imaging is enabled, blends the edges of fills and lines for a smoother appearance
Display light objects	Controls the visibility of light objects; hide light objects to reduce screen clutter but maintain light effects
Always	Light objects are always visible
Only in wireframe	Light objects are only visible in Wireframe mode; otherwise, they are hidden
Never	Light objects are hidden regardless of the render mode
Display 3D loci	Controls the visibility of 3D loci
Always	3D loci are always visible
Only in wireframe	3D loci are only visible in Wireframe mode; otherwise, they are hidden
Never	3D loci are hidden regardless of the render mode
Edit Font Mappings	Specifies the replacement fonts, when fonts are not available
Selection Indication	Opens the Selection Indication Settings dialog box to specify how selected objects are indicated in VectorWorks (see Selection Indicators)