The General tab of the settings controls various aspects of the user interface.
Access the General Settings
- Open Trimble Connect for Windows.
- Select Settings in the upper right corner of the application.
The General Settings tab is the first tab.
Field Descriptions
| Field | Description |
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| User Interface Controls Size | When switching the interface to tablet mode, the all interface is adapted for usage on touch devices. It means that the buttons, scroll bars and tabs become wider to be clicked easily |
| Show Navigation Control Buttons | The navigation controls are found in the upper right corner of the 3D Viewer. They can be used to change navigation mode, rotate the view, zoom in/out, and put the 3D view into fullscreen mode. Navigation control buttons can be shown or hidden. They are shown by default. |
| Show View Toolbar | The View Toolbar allows you to control the model transparency, orthogonal or perspective view, toggle clash icons, object links, IFC Spaces, and manage grids. The View Toolbar (used in the 3D Viewer) can be shown or hidden. |
| Enable highlighting of objects in model |
Highlighting of objects in the model is enabled. The highlight setting is disabled by default. If value off/on in the registry will be used. When highlighting is disabled, hovering over an object will not highlight the object anymore and highlights for markups and grids will also be disabled. If the CTRL key is pressed while hovering, the highlight will be enabled on the fly as long as the CTRL key remains pressed. As soon as the button is released, the highlight will be disabled again. |
| Point Clouds |
A new folder for point clouds conversion can be chosen. The point clouds conversion folder is set to a
default location:
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| Language |
You can define the language the application is translated in. The chosen language will be applied only after you restart the application. |
| Default server location |
The default server to load projects and create projects in can be defined. When setting the server location, it will be remembered, and the next time you create a new project, it will use the chosen server.
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