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The (program) Settings can be accessed in the Application Menu. They contain all the options that are important to the use of the program. The individual tabs are described below.
Sections on this page
•Common •Load •Save •Edit •Options •Updates Common
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In the Common tab you can set the name of the pCon.planner user, the program Language and your login details for the pCon.portal.
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Load
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Here the first thing you find are the settings for Scaling. It is possible to arrange for a dialog to appear before objects with unknown scaling are imported into pCon.planner so that a certain scale can be set. Or you can arrange for a certain unit to be used from the very beginning by selecting Always use this standard scaling unit.
The second thing you can arrange here is the saving of the individual configuration of your work area (View settings).
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Save
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There are safety mechanisms in the automatic saving system that ensure your files will not be destroyed if the software crashes. The choice in practice is between the two following options.
When a design is saved, a backup copy can be produced in addition to the actual file saved. Here it is necessary actively to put the check in the Create backup file when saving box. In this case the backup copy will be in the same directory as the original file and its name will end with a tilde (~).
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It is also possible to arrange for periodic backup copies to be produced automatically. Set the desired interval in the Save Interval field.
If the Show save reminder option is checked, a dialog will appear at the relevant intervals.
The settings for the Cache are in the lower area of the Save tab. If Cache is enabled it will speed up the loading of designs. You should thus ensure it remains enabled. It is also possible to clear the cache.
Edit
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On the Edit tab, under Tools, you will find two items which assist in the control of the context menu popup and the showing of the Snapping Hints in the viewport. If you have not been using the software for long, it is advisable to leave these items enabled as they will help you to get used to the program. They mean that the Context Menu and the Snapping Hints will be visible when the mouse is not being moved. As the Context Menu is, as its name suggests, dependent on the context, the menus appearing will vary with the action that is being carried out. There is more information on context menus here.
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The Input Length Unit field is for setting the standard unit you wish to use for entering values in pCon.planner. For instance, if you want to move an object by 50 cm and your Input Length Unit is set to Meter, you only have to write 0.5. It is not necessary to insert the unit with the length. More on this is to be found here.
The item Synchronize center of orthographic views allows you to set whether the center of any two-dimensional viewports should be synchronized. If you enable this option, the navigation movements in an active viewport will also affect the other viewports. The Synchronize zoom of orthographic views option has the effect of synchronizing the zoom in all two-dimensional projections.
Options
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The Tessellation Quality will have an effect on the quality of solids in the drawing. The higher the quality level selected, the better the graphic representation of the solid. The effect is to show the relevant objects in greater detail and to show curvature more realistically. The tessellation quality will have a considerable effect on the performance of the application. It is recommended that a lower quality level is selected for complex designs with a number of solids as this will speed up performance and, therefore, the design process generally. Be sure to note that if the drawing has had its setting changed it must be restarted.
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If you are working exclusively with the pCon family of applications, the Texture Search Path will not be relevant for you.
Certain programs that use the DWG format, however, in contrast to pCon products, store the textures of objects in separate directories. If you load an object of this kind into pCon.planner and its textures are in the relevant directory (Texture Search Path), they will be assigned correctly to the object.
If you then store the DWG file in pCon.planner, all the texture information from the other textures directory will be integrated into your new file.
Updates
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You can direct the software to search for updates automatically by enabling the Automatic check for new versions option. You can also, at any time, update your program manually by pressing the Check now button.
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