Opening the options dialog box

Options
User interface of the options dialog box

You can access the Options dialog box from various places in Allplan 2016.

All the pages of the Options dialog box are available to you when you select the Options tool (Default toolbar).

To open the options dialog box

1. On the Default toolbar, click Options.
2. Select the page for which you want to make settings in the left-hand part of the Options dialog box.
3. Set parameters as you need.
4. Click OK to confirm the Options dialog box.

   Tip: You can save the settings you have made in a favorite file.

While you are working with a tool, Dimension Line, for example, you can also access the Options dialog box straight from the Dimension Line dialog box.

To open the options from a dialog box of an active tool ( Dimension Line in this example)

• You have selected the Dimension Line tool and opened the properties.
• You can see the icon of the Dimension line options tool in the lower border of the dialog box.

1. Click Dimension line options.

   The Options dialog box opens and the Dimension line page is displayed. Only this option page is available to you. The other pages of the Options dialog box are unavailable and grayed out.

2. Set parameters as you need.
3. Click OK to confirm the Options dialog box.

You can also access specific pages of the Options dialog box while you are drawing elements or components.

To open the options dialog box from the shortcut menu of an active tool ( Wall, for example)

• You have selected the Wall tool.

1. Click in the workspace with the right mouse button.

   The shortcut menu opens. The Point snap options and Track tracing options are provided.

2. Select the Point snap options.

   The Options dialog box opens and the Point snap page is displayed. In addition, you can make settings on the Track tracing page. The other pages of the Options dialog box are unavailable and grayed out.

   The situation is the same when you select the Track tracing options on the shortcut menu.

3. Set parameters as you need.
4. Click OK to confirm the Options dialog box.