3D CAD - Standard Workspace Setups and Creation

Step 9 3D CAD - Options - General

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Click ‘Tools’ in the main menu, select ‘Options’ from the bottom of the menu to open the Options Dialog,

• or, use the shortcut hotkeys: ‘Ctrl+Shift+O’ (Control Key plus Shift Key plus the O {oh} Key)

The Options Dialog opens defaulting to the ‘General Tab’

In this section –

• Leave checked (selected) “Show popup on errors”
• Change to 16 from 64 the “Number of stored previous/next views:” (to reduce memory needs)
• Leave all the “Hints” Checked (selected)
• Select (Check mark showing in box) “Use flat shading” (to improve view speed)


• Leave checked “Reorient on extrude” as it display’s the model in Isometric view when Extruding a feature
• “Prompt for newer versions” can be left un-checked for these tutorials
• Un-check (De-select) “Prompt when not sketching on face”

(only required or useful when working in the sheet metal module)