Chapter 1
User Interface
©
National Instruments Corporation
1-19
•
Displayed Unit
—Select the unit of measure to be displayed with
the dimension. If you select
Use Design Settings
, the unit of
measure selected in the
Design Units
field of the
Grids & Units
tab of the
PCB Properties
dialog box are used. This setting also
appears in the
Draw Settings
toolbar.
•
Alignment
and
Position
—These are where you set how the text
appears in relation to the arrow.
•
Orientation
—This is where you select the angle at which the
dimension displays.
The results of your choices are previewed on the tab.
4.
To apply your changes without closing the dialog box, click
Apply
.
Existing dimensions are not affected. To apply your changes and close
the dialog box, click
OK
.
3D Options Tab
Complete the following steps to set 3D viewer options:
1.
Choose
Options»Global Preferences
and select the
3D Options
tab.
2.
To change the background color in the 3D viewer, click on the shaded
rectangle beside
Background color
. The
Color
dialog box appears.
3.
Select the desired color and click
OK
in the
Color
dialog box.
4.
Optionally, enable the
Show Copper and Silkscreen while moving
checkbox.
5.
Set the
Internal View Options
as desired.
Tip
The more space that you set between the layers, the easier they will be to view when
you zoom in on the PCB in the 3D mode. Refer to the
, for more information.
6.
To apply your changes but leave the
Preferences
dialog box open,
click
Apply
. To apply your changes and close the
Preferences
dialog
box, click
OK
.
