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      <div class="title_topic2" id="xps10_pagetitle">Preferences Menu</div>
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      <p class="para_topic">Use Preferences to define the display parameters of new objects, names, layouts, and views. You can set the layer, color, font, and width of created objects. You can also design layouts and views, control the display of object and view names and borders, change the size of the selection ball, specify the selection rectangle method, set chaining tolerance and method, and design and activate a grid. Changes that you make using the Preferences menu override any counterpart customer defaults for the same functions.</p>
      <p class="para_topic">The Preferences dialog contains the following options:</p>
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               <p class="para_th">Option</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_obj_d.html');return(false);">Object</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences that define the layer, color, font, and width of new objects. Does not affect existing objects.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_ui_d.html');return(false);">User Interface</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences that affect how NX works and interacts with your input.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_palettes_d.html');return(false);">Palettes</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences that affect how NX palettes operate and display.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_sel_d.html');return(false);">Selection</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences that affect object selection.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_vis_d.html');return(false);">Visualization</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences that affect visualization, including display, color, line, shading, performance, screen, perspective, and special effects.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_vpp_d.html');return(false);">Visualization Performance</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences that influence graphics performance.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_3d_d.html');return(false);">3D Input Devices</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences for the behavior of a 3D Input device attached to the workstation.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_wrkpln_ov_r.html');return(false);">Work Plane</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences for the graphics window grid and the Work Plane Emphasis mode.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_spreadsheet_d.html');return(false);">Spreadsheet</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sets preferences for the Default Spreadsheet Application. Enabled only on Windows workstations.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Assemblies</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See the Assemblies Help.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Knowledge Fusion</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See the Knowledge Fusion Help.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Sketch</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See the Modeling Help.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Drafting</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See the Drafting Help.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Annotation</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See the Drafting Help.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Geometric Tolerancing</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See the Geometric Tolerancing Help.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Collaborate</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Collaborate lets you work with your co-workers, suppliers, or subject matter experts in real time to address complex product development issues and opportunities. For more information, see NX Help&rarr;Other&rarr;Collaborate Help&rarr;Introduction&rarr;Overview.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">NX/Manager</p>
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               <p class="para_td">See the NX/Manager Help.</p>
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               <p class="para_td"> <a class="links" href="javascript:void(0)" onclick="top.openFile('customizing_nx/prf_nxgateway_d.html');return(false);">NX Gateway</a></p>
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               <p class="para_td">Configures how to import data from other applications. Especially useful when creating or updating parts that originally came from I-DEAS or Solid Edge.</p>
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               <p class="para_td">Measurement</p>
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               <p class="para_td">These  measurement preferences are used by certain mass property and Measure options including:</p>
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