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      <div class="title_topic3" id="xps10_pagetitle">Preferences</div>
      <hr noshade="true"><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap133"></a><p class="para_topic">Here are some common <b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> settings:
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      <p class="para_topic"><b class="uiTerm">Preferences</b> &rarr;
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         <li><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap134"></a><p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Object</b> &ndash; Define default colors and line styles for solid and sheet bodies.
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                  <p class="para_item">Change the color of an existing object with:<b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Object Display</b>.
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">User Interface</b> &ndash; Set number of dialog box decimal places and other user interface options.
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         <li><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap135"></a><p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Selection</b> &ndash; Change selection radius and behavior.
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         <li><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap136"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap137"></a><p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Visualization</b> &ndash; View and display preferences.
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                  <p class="para_item">Change background color using:<b class="uiTerm">Visualization</b> &rarr; <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/tab.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Color Palette</b> <img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/button.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Edit Background</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Visualization Performance</b> &mdash; Settings that can be turned off to increase performance.
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                  <p class="para_item">Test effects of different settings with your graphics device using:<img align="bottom" src="graphics/widgets/button.gif" border="0"> <b class="uiTerm">Evaluate Graphics Performance</b></p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Sketch</b> &ndash; Snap angles, number of displayed decimals, and text options.
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">NX Gateway</b> &ndash; Settings affecting interoperability with I-deas models.
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">Modeling</b> &ndash; Modeling tolerances and default density units.
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                  <p class="para_item">To change values for the selected solid body, use:<b class="uiTerm">Edit</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Feature</b>&rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Assign Solid Density</b>.
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      </ul><a name="qt_nx_defaults_files"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap141"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap142"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap143"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap144"></a><a name="ndxgenid_roadmap145"></a><div class="title_division">Defaults file</div>
      <p class="para_division">Default settings are stored in a file with the extension .dpv similar to the ideas_param file in I-deas. </p>
      <p class="para_division">If you have access permission to change the file, set default values using:</p>
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            <p class="para_item"><b class="uiTerm">File</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Utilities</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">Customer Defaults</b></p>
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      <p class="para_division">This will store any of your own settings that override the site-wide settings. This file contains many categories of options such as the default part units and area selection methods.</p>
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                  <p class="para_tip_body">To check all the variables and settings for your session, see the file <b class="uiTerm">Help</b> &rarr; <b class="uiTerm">NX Log File</b>.
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      <div class="title_division">Online Help</div>
      <p class="para_division">For detailed information on these preference settings, select a command and press F1.</p>
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