The settings found in this section relate to graphics and performance of Autocase, allowing you to choose whether Autocase prioritises Performance or Quality when it is in operation.

The options that you can choose are:

Quality: This setting favours graphics presentation over system performance.

Performance: This setting favours system performance over graphic presentation.

Conservative: This setting favours reliability over system performance. Algorithms and mechanisms to obtain the highest performance from graphics hardware are not invoked, which should lead to a more reliable but possibly lower display performance.

If you encounter stability issues with the Quality or Performance settings, use this one.

Software graphics (Tick Box) : Select this option if your machine is having difficulties running Autocase due to your graphics card not being recognised or your having compatibility issues between autocase and your graphics card.

Also make sure that before running Autocase, that your graphic card drivers are running the most up to date drivers. Please refer to your graphic card supplier/manufacturer regarding these.

View transition time (seconds):Controls the time required to transition smoothly between views when using viewing commands (such as Isometric View, Zoom All, Zoom Area, View Face, and so on). Zero transition time causes transition to be abrupt, which can make it difficult to understand changes in position and orientation. Three sets the greatest amount of time to transition between views.

Minimum frame rate (Hz):Specifies the frequency for updating the display during interactive viewing operations such as Pan, Zoom, and Rotate. Some complex models (such as large assemblies with a high component count) may seem lower performing, changing the frame rate can improve the operation speed. Lower numbers show greater visual fidelity. To achieve higher frame rates, the system may temporarily simplify or discard parts of the view. The view restores when movement ends.

Display quality: Sets the resolution for the display of the model.

Default Orbit Type: Changes the default behaviour of the Orbit command.

Free: Orbit behaviour is relative to screen.

Constrained: Orbit behaviour is relative to model.

Zoom Behavior

Check or clear either checkbox to change the zoom direction (relative to mouse movement) or the zoom centre (relative to the cursor or screen).

Reverse Direction: Controls the effect of mouse movement on zoom direction.

Zoom to Cursor: Controls whether the zoom action is relative to the cursor or display centre.

3D indicator

Origin 3D indicator: When selected, turns on the display of the XYZ axis indicator and direction labels at the bottom left corner of the graphics window.

Show origin 3D indicator: When selected, in a 3D view, displays an XYZ axis indicator in the bottom left corner of the graphics window. Red arrow indicates the X axis. Green arrow indicates the Y axis. Blue arrow indicates the Z axis.

Measurement Units: The type of measurement autocase will use, millimetres (metric) OR inches (imperial).

Currency: Change the currency to your local currency, or the one you would like to use.

Autocase will auto convert all its internal data to the new currency once selected.

V notching is a way of cutting the aluminium lid extrusion so that the corners are bent so that there isn't a sharp edge where the sections of extrusion meet in the corner.

Tolerance per V-NOTCH(MM): With this method, V-Notch points and edge extrusion lengths are produced depending on the panel dimensions where the edge extrusion is placed and the V-Allowance value. For example, for an edge extrusion part with a single notch point placed on the 1st panel, the 1st notch point formula will be: 1st Panel Length + V-Allowance/2. For an edge extrusion part with 2 notch points located in the continuation of the 1st panel and in the 2nd panel, the 2nd notch point formula will be: 1st notch point + 2nd Panel Length +V-Allowance.

V Allowance =

IF leg thickness

1-1.1mm then = 2mm

1.11-1.2mm then = 2mm

1.21-1.3mm then = 2.25mm

1.31-1.4mm then = 2.25mm

1.41-1.5mm then = 2.5mm

1.51-1.6mm then = 2.5mm

1.61-1.7mm then = 2.5mm

1.71-1.8mm then = 2.75mm

1.81-1.9mm then = 2.75mm

1.91-2mm then = 3mm

Enter here your expected percentage of waste per board on an average project. Autocase will use this figure to take into account wastage when providing a quotation.

Username: Enter your name in this section, it will be displayed on any drawings you produce.

Where Autocase will take the measurement from when inserting hardware on to the case.

Boundary: takes the measurement from the edge of the latch to the side of the case.

Centre: takes the measurement from the centre point of the latch to the side of the case.

Cutout : takes the measurement from the cutout that will be made to fit the latch into, to the side of the case.

Panel rebates: The measurement added here will be reflected by the amount of tolerance the rebate for an internal panel will have.

Extrusion and Hardware: The amount added here will determine how much additional tolerance will be given around cut outs of internal panels around internal hardware.

Decimal precision of measurement: How precise the measurements will be displayed in Autocase. Ranges selectable are:

0

0.0

0.00

0.000

0.0000

0.00000

Here you can set the default measurements that will show up when you place a piece of hardware to a case. The measurements are selectable and allow you to consistently place hardware on cases at regular distances.

The settings found here are in relation to Autocase’s ability to generate quotations. Here you can change the rates that will be used to calculate your quotes, the rates you can change are:

Labour Unit Cost (GBP/HOUR): The estimated cost for one hour of work when a case is produced through the workshop.

Design Unit Cost (GBP/HOUR): The estimated cost for one hour of work when a case is being designed.

Decimal Precision of Price: Decimal precision of price given in the quotation: Ranges selectable are:

£10

£10.0

£10.00

£10.000

£10.0000

£10.00000

Template File: Select a template file that your quotation will be shown on, Autocase comes with a default template which you can use or you can make your own.

Reset to Default Template: Revert your file back to the original autocase quotation template.

Edit: Edit your selected file in your spreadsheet file editor installed on your computer.

Visibility of Hardware in Internal Design: Select which parts of hardware that will be not shown by default when working in the internal design view. These can be turned back on via the toolbar located in the internal design view.

Visibility of Library: Select which library you want to be shown when looking for a part, This can be useful to reduce hardware visible to hardware that you regularly use.

Cut Out: Select what you would like to be classed as a cutout and placed into that layer when exporting to a DXF. Cut out can be changed to Rebate, Hole, Outline. Change the colour of the layer that will be shown when exporting to DXF.

Rebate: Select what you would like to be classed as a rebate and placed into that layer when exporting to a DXF. Cut out can be changed to Cut Out, Hole, Outline. Change

the colour of the layer that will be shown when exporting to DXF.

Hole: Select what you would like to be classed as a hole and placed into that layer when exporting to a DXF. Cut out can be changed to Cut Out, Rebate, Outline. Change the colour of the layer that will be shown when exporting to DXF.

Outline: Select what you would like to be classed as an outline and placed into that layer when exporting to a DXF. Cut out can be changed to Cut Out, Rebate, Hole. Change the colour of the layer that will be shown when exporting to DXF.

Reset names: Reset all the names above to default values.

Currency: Select the currency to be used and shown in Autocase.

Gap Panel: The allowance between the cutting tool paths for panels when nesting.

Gap Boarder: The allowance between the cutting tool paths for panels and the edge of the sheet when nesting.

Sheet Orientation: Set the Orientation (Landscape or Portrait) of the sheet that will be laid out on the DXF.

Starting point: Set whether tool paths start from left to right of the sheet or from bottom to top.

A Shared Library allows multiple people to access the same Library, allowing users to use the same custom hardware and work on each other's jobs.

The Shared library function is currently a work in progress.