Setting model preferences

You can set model preferences, such as making module icons visible or invisible, displaying a model in compact mode, and setting pipe selection color. Making an icon invisible does not change the size of a module's graphical element, whereas choosing compact mode reduces the size of a module graphical elements. For more information on viewing a model in compact mode, see Viewing the whole model.

After you have set the model preferences, you can save them.

From the Preference menu, choose Preference.
The Main Preferences window opens.
Click the Model tab if it is not already displayed.
In the Model Attribute section, do any of the following:
1. Select the Icon Visible check box to make all icons visible.
2. Select the Icon Compact Mode check box to reduce the size for the graphical element of all modules.
3. Click the down arrow to the right of Module Color, and choose a color.
4. Click the down arrow to the right of Module Selection Color to choose a module selection color.
To set the pipe selection color, click the down arrow to the right of Pipe Selection Color, and choose a color.
To set default values for a model attribute, click Default.
When you are finished setting model preferences, click Accept.
If you want to save your model preferences, choose Save Preferences from the Preference menu in the Modeler window.

Tip: You can also set the compact mode from the View menu (see Viewing a model in compact mode). You can also choose whether or not to display icons from the View menu (see Hiding the icon of a module).