Adjust preferences and settings for Fusion drawings

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In the Drawing workspace, there are several ways to adjust preferences and settings

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to determine the appearance of your drawings.

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You can set default preferences that apply to all new drawings and sheets.

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You can also adjust the settings for a specific drawing or for an individual sheet.

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Defining these preferences and settings in advance

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helps to ensure that your drawings and sheets remain consistent and meet your requirements.

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Begin with your project open in the Drawing workspace.

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On the Application bar, click My Profile > Preferences.

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In the Preferences dialog, expand General, and then select Drawing.

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Here, you can review and adjust preferences for drawings created From Scratch.

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Preferences set here apply to all drawings and sheets that you create.

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For example, you can set the Standard to be inherited from the design, or select ISO or ASME.

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You can set the drawing Units to inches, the Sheet Size to B Landscape, and the Delimiter to Decimal.

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You can also Override or Restore Format Defaults Below;

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selecting this option enables you to edit the fields below, while deselecting it restores the default values.

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With the Override enabled, you can include or exclude Mesh and Surface Bodies,

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set a Projection Angle to First or Third Angle, as well as adjust the Text Height group, Font, and other preferences.

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Alternatively, set the Standard and the Units to Inherit From Design

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and deselect the Override feature to restore the defaults.

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Next, enable Display Line Widths, click Apply, and then OK.

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By default, line widths are all the same within a drawing,

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but when you enable this feature, you now see varied line widths.

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In addition to setting global drawing preferences, you can also adjust settings for a specific drawing.

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In the Browser, place the pointer over Document Settings and click Change Document Settings.

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In the Document Setting dialog, on the Settings tab,

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you can access options including the Standard, Units, and Projection Angle.

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Click each tab, such as Annotations,

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to view and modify the corresponding preferences.

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On the View tab, for example, you can edit line types, line weights, and line colors.

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Click the Hatch tab to modify Hatch settings,

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and click Tables to specify the line widths and colors for tables.

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Note that the settings for balloons and revisions are also here.

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Similarly, you can switch to the Symbols, Default Drawing Views,

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and Automated Drawing Creation tabs to adjust the corresponding settings.

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Updates made on these tabs will apply to all sheets within your drawing.

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In this case, click Cancel to close the dialog.

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Back in the Browser, you also have access to settings for individual sheets.

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Expand Sheet Settings, then place the pointer over the Sheet Size and click Change Sheet Size to adjust the settings for that sheet.

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You can do the same with the Title Block, to select from multiple options.

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Whether you need to adjust preferences and settings across drawings,

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within a single drawing, or on a single sheet,

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applying these settings in advance can help to ensure consistency and accuracy.