Open the construction options window

• Choose Preferences > Construction Options .
  NoteChanges to the settings in this panel are always saved automatically. You do not have to click a Save button or choose Preferences > User Options > Save Options .

Model for transfer to a specific CAD package

1. Open the Construction Presets section of the Construction Options window.
2. Choose one of the settings profiles from the list:
   • Click the CAD software you want to model for. This sets the construction options to values needed for maximum compatibility with that CAD package.
   • Click General CAD Settings if the CAD package you want to model for is not on the list. This sets the construction options to generic CAD values that are compatible with most CAD packages.
   • Click User Defined to set the construction options yourself.

Add a set of presets to the list of CAD packages

1. Open the Construction Presets section of the Construction Options window.
2. Choose one of the settings profiles from the list.
3. Click the Copy button.
4. Double click the new profile to rename it.
5. Set the construction options to the values you want in the new profile.

Set up site-wide construction presets

1. Set the options you want for all users in the Construction Options window. (See Add a set of presets to the list of CAD packages.)
2. Select the new construction preset to make it active.
3. Exit Alias
4. Copy the local file:

   (Windows) C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\Autodesk\Alias\UserPrefs2010\Options\ConstructionPresets

   (Mac) <username>/Library/Autodesk/Alias/UserPrefs2010/Options/ConstructionPresets

   to the folder:

   (Windows) C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Alias2010\UserPrefs.

   (Mac) Applications/Autodesk/Alias2010/UserPrefs.

5. Re-launch Alias.

   The new construction setting is now the default and cannot be edited.

   NoteThe first line of the ConstructionPresets file specifies the profile to use when Alias starts up. If you don’t want every user to start up with the same construction options, delete this first line.

What if...?

I want to edit or delete the original CAD package presets?

You cannot edit or delete the original CAD package presets. If you want to change a set of presets, use the Copy button to create a copy of the set you want to edit, then edit the copy.