General Options

From the Options menu, select Configure.

The Configuration dialog box appears.

From the Configuration tree, select General.

The CAD, Raster, and System Options appear.

Configuring Options for CAD Files

Configure how you want to display w.r.t. text, dimensions, line styles, and so on for CAD files.


Option	Description
Text	• Select to display text entities. • Clear to hide text entities.
Dimensions	• Select to display all dimensional entities. • Clear to hide simple dimension entities.
Line Weights	• Select to display varying line thicknesses. • Clear to make all lines appear equal, with a width of 1 pixel. No line weights display for any line.
Force to Black	• Select to force all colors of a drawing to black. • Clear to display the file in color.
Line Style	• Select to display dotted and dashed lines. • Clear to display all lines as solid.
Filling	• Select to display filled entities as filled rather than just an outline. • Clear to hide filling for filled entities.
Load External References	• Select to load Xrefs automatically. • Clear to keep Xrefs from loading automatically.

Raster Files

System Options

Select Enable system tray hibernation if you want the AutoVue icon to remain in the system tray even after you close AutoVue.

Double-clicking this icon lets you quickly reopen AutoVue, access recently-used files, and so on. To completely exit AutoVue when this option is selected, you need to right-click the AutoVue icon in the system tray and select Close AutoVue.

Deselect Enable system tray hibernation if you want AutoVue to quit completely when you close it.

Click Registry to open the AutoVue File Registration dialog box. From the list, select the file extensions you want to associate with AutoVue. Click OK to implement your changes and to close the dialog box.