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(The preferences screen of the Start Workbench is found in the Preferences Editor, {{MenuCommand|Edit → Preferences → Start}}. There is only one tab: Start page.)
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| {{MenuCommand|Automatically check model after boolean operation}}
| {{MenuCommand|Start page template}}
| An optional HTML template that will be used instead of the default start page.
| If checked, after a [[Part_Booleans|boolean operation]] it will be checked if the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boundary_representation Boundary representation] (BRep) of the model is valid. This is internally done by the function [[Part CheckGeometry|CheckGeometry]].
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| {{MenuCommand|Automatically refine model after boolean operation}}
| {{MenuCommand|Show notepad}}
| If checked, shows a notepad next to the file thumbnails, where you can keep notes across sessions.
| If checked, the model will be refined using the function [[Part RefineShape|RefineShape]] after a [[Part_Booleans|boolean operation]].
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| {{MenuCommand|Automatically refine model after sketch-based operation}}
| {{MenuCommand|Show examples folder contents}}
| If checked, the model will be refined using the function [[Part RefineShape|RefineShape]] after a sketch of an object has been changed.
| If checked, shows the examples in the {{Emphasis|Documents}} tab of the Start page.
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| {{MenuCommand|Add name of base object}}
| {{MenuCommand|Show additional folder}}
| An optional custom folder to be displayed at the bottom of the {{Emphasis|Documents}} tab of the Start page.
| This option has currently no effect.
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| {{MenuCommand|Show forum}}
| If checked, the latest posts from the FreeCAD forum will be displayed in the {{Emphasis|Activity}} tab of the Start page.
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Revision as of 01:59, 22 September 2019

The preferences screen of the Start Workbench is found in the Preferences Editor, Edit → Preferences → Start.

There is only one tab: Start page.

Start page

In the Start page tab you can specify the following:

Name Description
Start page template An optional HTML template that will be used instead of the default start page.
Show notepad If checked, shows a notepad next to the file thumbnails, where you can keep notes across sessions.
Show examples folder contents If checked, shows the examples in the Documents tab of the Start page.
Show additional folder An optional custom folder to be displayed at the bottom of the Documents tab of the Start page.
Show forum If checked, the latest posts from the FreeCAD forum will be displayed in the Activity tab of the Start page.