Silhouette Settings in the windows.xy File

General

  • The home directory of Vertex contains a windows.xy file that stores various setting choices made by the user in keywords.
  • This instruction covers only the settings related to the silhouettes of the drawing projections, which were renewed for Vertex G4 version 29.0.00 (Vertex 2023), because the drawing of large assemblies is created or updated slowly if the setting Exact silhouette lines is selected.
  • The user can always change the setting when making a new drawing, and the setting is valid when making the next drawing or adding a new projection to the drawing.

By default

  • In Vertex G4, when creating a part model drawing, Exact silhouette lines is selected.
  • In Vertex G4 Plant, when creating a part model drawing Exact silhouette lines is not selected.
  • In Vertex G4 and G4 Plant, when creating an assembly model drawing Exact silhouette lines is not selected.

Silhouette settings in the windows.xy file

drawing_dialog:exact_silhouettes
Determines whether exact silhouettes are drawn or not when creating part drawings.
  • Vertex G4: The default value is TRUE, which means that exact silhouette lines are drawn.
  • Vertex G4 Plant: The default value is FALSE, which means that exact silhouette lines are not drawn.
Until version 28.0.XX (Vertex 2022), this same setting value affected the creation of silhouettes for both part and assembly model drawings.
drawing_dialog:exact_silhouettes_assy
Determines whether exact silhouettes are drawn or not when creating assembly drawings.
  • Vertex G4 and Vertex G4 Plant: The default value is FALSE, which means that exact silhouette lines are not drawn.
This setting is available from version 29.0.00 (Vertex 2023 onwards).
  • Since the setting is new and it is missing for all users whose initial installation was done in versions older than 29.0.00, the default value, even if the keyword is missing, is FALSE.