The General tab

On the General tab you can make the following settings:

  1. Choosing language. Read more >>

  2. Choosing which currency prices are shown in. Select desired option in the drop down menu. Note: you can also change currency in the Calculation dialog box.

  3. Choosing unit of measurement. Read more >>
    Select the Precise dimensions checkbox to make each dimension with two or more decimal places show. Select the Show decimal zeroes checkbox to always add a zero decimal.

  4. Changing the size of the snap points and specifying angle steps. Read more >>

  5. Specifying user level. Read more >>

  6. Select or deselect the following checkboxes:

    - Select a component when a component tab is selected: Each time you select a component tab, a component from that component tab, will automatically be selected and attached to the mouse pointer.

    - Select last component tab at startup: When starting CET Designer, the components tab that was last used will appear.

    - Show accelerator key hints: Key hints will appear in the drawing area when you type in values in the purple input fields (that shows when putting components in the drawing area).  

    - Preview prices: You will always see the current total price in the top right corner of the program window.

    - Enable multiple drawings: You will be able to have two or more drawings opened at the same time. Read more >>

  7. Changing colors of the application window. Read more >>

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Figure 1: The General tab in the CET Designer control panel.