Preferences

  1. In the Control Panel, go to the File menu.
  2. Click Preferences.

Configure Display Settings

Display settings can be configured from the Display tab. The configurations affect only the display, and does not change the underlying data.

Display units

Select the preferred display unit

The Display units field controls the unit system used to display most values.

Project Units: Display and calculate depth, length, area or volume using the units from the project coordinate system (see Creating a Project).

International Metres: Display units in metres. Calculate depth, length, area or volume using the units from the project coordinate system and convert them to metres for display.  

International Feet: Display units in international feet. Calculate depth, length, area or volume using the units from the project coordinate system and convert them to international feet for display.  

Configure DUG Insight

Configure network settings

Network Settings: Configure the network connection settings used for error reporting and licensing (see Configuring Proxy Settings).

Crosshair: Change the appearance of the crosshair.

Volume Export Resources: Set the amount of resources allocated for exporting. This affects new exports and exports in progress. Running exports may take a few minutes to change to the new setting.

Mouse drag sensitivity while picking: The distance required before a mouse click is registered as dragging. The sensitivity decreases as you move the slider from Fine, Coarse to Off.

Reset hidden dialogs: Reset information dialogs that have been dismissed; e.g. instructions for the screen capture tool.

Close: Exit the Preferences window.

Customise Tabs Visibility

Tabs

The visibility of the tabs in the control panel side menu on Insight can be customised. To do this, open the Tabs tab, and select or unselect the desired tabs.