5.9.  Settings

5.9.1. Overview on tabbed pages
5.9.2. Tabbed page: General
5.9.2.1. Menu item: General
5.9.2.1.1. Project type
5.9.2.1.2. Author
5.9.2.1.3. Company key
5.9.2.1.4. Directory sorting
5.9.2.1.5. File display mode
5.9.2.1.6. Variable search - Add/Remove / Variable search - Fixed list
5.9.2.1.7. Short description (max. 16 characters)
5.9.2.1.8. Line description
5.9.2.1.9. Similar to Norm (optional)
5.9.2.1.10. Table file
5.9.2.1.11. Preview
5.9.2.1.12. Product information pages
5.9.2.1.13. Additional export formats
5.9.2.1.14. Additional data tables
5.9.2.1.15. Coordinate axes
5.9.2.1.16. Attributes
5.9.2.1.17. Special case
5.9.2.1.18. Determination of search variables
5.9.2.2. Menu item: Assistant
5.9.2.3. Menu item: Variables
5.9.2.3.1. Variables without list selection in vertical table
5.9.2.3.2. Creating variable groups (at catalog level)
5.9.2.3.3. Variable groups - Hide columns (variables)
5.9.2.3.4. Columns to sort natural
5.9.2.3.5. Variables containing external references
5.9.2.4. Menu item: Catalog settings (display at catalog level)
5.9.2.5. Menu item: Table filter
5.9.2.6. Menu item: PARTserver/PARTcommunity
5.9.2.7. Menu item: Color
5.9.2.7.1. Color
5.9.2.8. Menu item: Render properties
5.9.2.8.1. Catalog level
5.9.2.8.1.1. Window render materials
5.9.2.8.1.2. Edit material window for 3D preview
5.9.2.8.2. Project level
5.9.2.8.2.1. Render material
5.9.2.8.2.2. Render rotation
5.9.2.8.3. Important settings
5.9.2.8.4. Detailed example of the Render Material function
5.9.2.8.4.1. Render materials for surface attributes
5.9.2.8.5. Further examples to illustrate this
5.9.2.8.6. Interrelated functions
5.9.2.8.7. Rendering matrices
5.9.2.8.7.1. Matrix for "Color " and "Color texture " attributes ( "Normal map ")
5.9.2.8.7.2. Matrix for attributes "percentage metallic " and "roughness "
5.9.2.8.7.3. Matrix for transparency
5.9.2.8.7.4. Legend
5.9.2.9. Menu item: Alternative 2D size
5.9.2.10. Menu item: Dimensioning
5.9.2.11. Menu item: Link (Display for link projects)
5.9.2.12. Menu item: Expiry date (End of Life)
5.9.3. Tabbed page: Classification
5.9.4. Tabbed page: Views
5.9.4.1. Dimensioning views
5.9.4.2. 3D models
5.9.4.3. Variants
5.9.4.3.1. General concept when using variants
5.9.4.3.2. Basic notes
5.9.4.3.3. Example: Variants of dimensioning views
5.9.4.3.4. Example: Variants of 3D models
5.9.4.3.5. Example: Specifics for project creation especially in Architecture / BIM catalogs
5.9.4.4. 2D derivation
5.9.4.5. assign 2D derivation in PARTproject
5.9.5. Tabbed page: 2D project
5.9.6. Tabbed page: Bitmaps
5.9.7. Tabbed page: Rolling bearings
5.9.8. Tabbed page: Assembly
5.9.9. Tabbed page: Variable assignment (project type "Assembly table")
5.9.10. Tabbed page: Accessories
5.9.10.1. Simple example without using the Variants and Filters dialog areas
5.9.10.2. "Links to parts" dialog area
5.9.10.3. Variants " dialog area (optional)
5.9.10.4. Filter " dialog area (optional)
5.9.10.4.1. Simple example
5.9.10.4.2. Review in PARTdataManager
5.9.10.4.3. Example with access to variables of the source file
5.9.10.4.4. Example with value range variable as filter
5.9.10.5. ID" dialog area (optional)
5.9.11. Tabbed page: Translation
5.9.11.1. Hide Standard column
5.9.12. Tabbed page: Picture
5.9.13. Tabbed page: Database
5.9.14. Tabbed page: Image file
5.9.15. Tabbed page: Table file
5.9.15.1. Set standard table row
5.9.15.2. Mark lines as expired...
5.9.16. Tabbed page: Document
5.9.17. Tabbed page: Media Variable
5.9.17.1. Create Media Variables in PARTproject
5.9.17.2. Translate Media Variables
5.9.17.3. Copy (inherit) templates and variable data
5.9.17.3.1. Inherit datasheet PDF template by Copy & Paste
5.9.17.3.2. Copy project data
5.9.17.4. Media Variables for tooltip information on PARTcommunity
5.9.18. Tabbed page: History
5.9.19. Tabbed page: QA-Check
5.9.20. Tabbed page: Catalog spl itting
5.9.21. Tabbed page: Release notes
5.9.22. Keys in catalog directory and subdirectories
5.9.22.1. dir.prj
5.9.22.1.1. All usable Keys
5.9.22.1.2. Keys "CATMETRICS_*"
5.9.22.2. *.qacheck
5.9.22.3. resolvecheck.cfg
5.9.22.4. *.prj (Project files)
5.9.22.4.1. Full text search: Add keywords to project file
5.9.22.4.2. Full text search: Indexing of PDF and other documents

You have created directories, project files and their sub-files (*.pra, *.3db, etc.) in the Project selection dialog area.

You can make special settings for these on the subpages of the Settings tab.

In the following sections, the single subpages and fields are described in detail:

"Settings [Settings] " dialog area

"Settings [Settings] " dialog area

[Note]Note

The tabs can be arranged via Drag & Drop as desired.

The position is saved via config entry, so that the last arrangement is shown when opening again.

[Note]Note

The tab pages in the Settings dialog area are structured differently depending on the directory level (directory, folder, project, sub-file) and project type [Project type].

The following section "Overview" is to be used as orientation.