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The preferences screen of the Sketcher are found in the Preferences window (Menu Edit → Preferences → Sketcher).
The preferences of the Sketcher is located in the {{MenuCommand|Edit menu → Preferences → Sketcher}}. It consists of 2 tabs:

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In the ''General'' tab you can specify the following:
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| {{MenuCommand|Change language}}
| Select the language of FreeCAD's user interface
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| {{MenuCommand|Size of recent file list}}
| Specification how many files should be listed in the recent files list
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| {{MenuCommand|Enable tiled background}}
| If checked, the background of FreeCAD's main window will by default consist of tiles of this image: [[File:Background.png|64px]]<br/>This option only has an effect if in {{MenuCommand|Style sheet}}/''No style sheet'' is selected.<br/>The image can be changed by adding the folders {{FileName|Gui/Images}} in the folder<br/>[https://www.howtogeek.com/318177/what-is-the-appdata-folder-in-windows/ {{FileName|%APPDATA%]/FreeCAD}} (on Windows),<br/>{{FileName|$HOME/.FreeCAD}} (on Linux) or<br/>{{FileName|$HOME/Library/Preferences/FreeCAD}} (on MacOS).<br/>Put there a file named {{FileName|background.png}} and uncheck/check this option to see the changed file.
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| {{MenuCommand|Style sheet}}
| Selection of a style sheet. The style sheets define how the user interface of FreeCAD looks.
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| {{MenuCommand|Size of toolbar icons}}
| Selection of the size for the toolbar icons
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| {{MenuCommand|Auto load module after start up}}
| Selection what workbench will be used directly after starting FreeCAD
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| {{MenuCommand|Enable splash screen at start up}}
| If checked, the splash screen of FreeCAD is shown when starting.<br/>The splash screen image can be changed by adding the folders {{FileName|Gui/Images}} in the folder {{FileName|%APPDATA%/FreeCAD}} (where %APPDATA% is the the user-specific application folder of FreeCAD of your operating system). Put there a file named {{FileName|splash_image.png}} and restart FreeCAD to see the changed splash screen.
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| {{MenuCommand|Enable word wrap}}
| Words will be wrapped when the exceed the available horizontal space in the Python console. This console is shown using the menu {{MenuCommand|View → Panels → Python console}}.
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In the ''Colors'' tab you can specify the following:
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| {{MenuCommand|Create new document at start up}}
| If checked, FreeCAD will create a new document when started
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| {{MenuCommand|Document save compression level}}
| Specification of the compression level for {{FileName|FCStd}} files. {{FileName|FCStd}} files are ZIP-compressed files. Therefore you can rename their suffix {{FileName|.FCStd}} to {{FileName|.zip}} and open them with a ZIP archive program.
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| {{MenuCommand|Using Undo/Redo on documents}}
| If checked, all changes in documents are stored so that they can be undone/redone
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| {{MenuCommand|Maximum Undo/Redo steps}}
| Specification how many Undo/Redo steps should be recorded
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| {{MenuCommand|Run AutoRecovery at startup}}
| If there is a recovery file available FreeCAD will automatically run a file recovery when it is started. This way files can be restored if a crash occurred.
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| {{MenuCommand|Save AutoRecovery information every}}
| Specification how often a recovery file is written.
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| {{MenuCommand|Save thumbnail into project file when saving document}}
| If checked, also a thumbnail will be stored when the document is saved. The thumbnail will for example be shown in the list of recent files in the [[Start_Workbench|Start workbench]].
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| {{MenuCommand|Add the program logo to the generated thumbnail}}
| If checked, the FreeCAD program logo [[image:FreeCAD-logo.svg|24px]] will be added to the thumbnail. This option only has an effect if {{MenuCommand|Save thumbnail into project file when saving document}} is used.
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| {{MenuCommand|Maximum number of backup files to keep when resaving document}}
| If checked, backup files will be kept when saving the document. You can specify how many backup files will be kept. They contain the previously saved document version. The first backup file will have the file suffix {{FileName|.FCStd1}}, the second {{FileName|.FCStd2}} and so on.
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| {{MenuCommand|Allow duplicate object labels in one document}}
| If checked, objects can have the same label/name. For example different parts or features can then have the same name in the same document.
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| {{MenuCommand|Author name}}
| All documents that will be created will get the specified author name. Keep the author field blank for an anonymous author. If the option {{MenuCommand|Set on save}} is checked, the field ''Last modified by'' will be set to the specified author when saving the file. This field can be viewed using the menu {{MenuCommand|File → Project information}}.
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| {{MenuCommand|Company}}
| All documents that will be created will get the specified company name
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| {{MenuCommand|Default license}}
| Selection of a default license for new documents. For predefined license the {{MenuCommand|License URL}} will automatically be set accordingly. Select 'Other' for an own or special license.
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| {{MenuCommand|License URL}}
| Specification of an URL describing the license selected in {{MenuCommand|Default license}}
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Revision as of 22:45, 8 July 2019

Document structure
Interface Customization

The preferences of the Sketcher is located in the Edit menu → Preferences → Sketcher. It consists of 2 tabs:

General Settings

In the General tab you can specify the following:

Name Description
Change language Select the language of FreeCAD's user interface
Size of recent file list Specification how many files should be listed in the recent files list
Enable tiled background If checked, the background of FreeCAD's main window will by default consist of tiles of this image:
This option only has an effect if in Style sheet/No style sheet is selected.
The image can be changed by adding the folders Gui/Images in the folder
%APPDATA%/FreeCAD (on Windows),
$HOME/.FreeCAD (on Linux) or
$HOME/Library/Preferences/FreeCAD (on MacOS).
Put there a file named background.png and uncheck/check this option to see the changed file.
Style sheet Selection of a style sheet. The style sheets define how the user interface of FreeCAD looks.
Size of toolbar icons Selection of the size for the toolbar icons
Auto load module after start up Selection what workbench will be used directly after starting FreeCAD
Enable splash screen at start up If checked, the splash screen of FreeCAD is shown when starting.
The splash screen image can be changed by adding the folders Gui/Images in the folder %APPDATA%/FreeCAD (where %APPDATA% is the the user-specific application folder of FreeCAD of your operating system). Put there a file named splash_image.png and restart FreeCAD to see the changed splash screen.
Enable word wrap Words will be wrapped when the exceed the available horizontal space in the Python console. This console is shown using the menu View → Panels → Python console.

Colors

In the Colors tab you can specify the following:

Name Description
Create new document at start up If checked, FreeCAD will create a new document when started
Document save compression level Specification of the compression level for FCStd files. FCStd files are ZIP-compressed files. Therefore you can rename their suffix .FCStd to .zip and open them with a ZIP archive program.
Using Undo/Redo on documents If checked, all changes in documents are stored so that they can be undone/redone
Maximum Undo/Redo steps Specification how many Undo/Redo steps should be recorded
Run AutoRecovery at startup If there is a recovery file available FreeCAD will automatically run a file recovery when it is started. This way files can be restored if a crash occurred.
Save AutoRecovery information every Specification how often a recovery file is written.
Save thumbnail into project file when saving document If checked, also a thumbnail will be stored when the document is saved. The thumbnail will for example be shown in the list of recent files in the Start workbench.
Add the program logo to the generated thumbnail If checked, the FreeCAD program logo will be added to the thumbnail. This option only has an effect if Save thumbnail into project file when saving document is used.
Maximum number of backup files to keep when resaving document If checked, backup files will be kept when saving the document. You can specify how many backup files will be kept. They contain the previously saved document version. The first backup file will have the file suffix .FCStd1, the second .FCStd2 and so on.
Allow duplicate object labels in one document If checked, objects can have the same label/name. For example different parts or features can then have the same name in the same document.
Author name All documents that will be created will get the specified author name. Keep the author field blank for an anonymous author. If the option Set on save is checked, the field Last modified by will be set to the specified author when saving the file. This field can be viewed using the menu File → Project information.
Company All documents that will be created will get the specified company name
Default license Selection of a default license for new documents. For predefined license the License URL will automatically be set accordingly. Select 'Other' for an own or special license.
License URL Specification of an URL describing the license selected in Default license