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This option allows setting of the properties common to the two TraceParts viewers (2D viewer and 3D viewer).


  • Display origin: If checked, the part origin is marked on the part when it is displayed in the viewers
  • Display axes:
    • If checked, the axes are marked when a part is displayed in the viewers.
    • The location of the axes (inside or outside the model) is selected using the "Axes positioning" drop-down list.
  • X-axis color: Allows selecting of the x-axis color,
  • Y-axis color: Allows selecting of the y-axis color,
  • Z-axis color: Allows selecting of the z-axis color.


Viewers – 2D Views Selector (top)

Option not documented.
This option is not used in the standard version of TraceParts.


Viewers - Viewer2D (top)


This option allows setting of the properties specific to the 2D viewer that will be applied to it on each display.


  • Background color: click on the colored box at the end of the line to change the 2D viewer background color,
  • Drawing color: click on the colored box at the end of the line to change the color of the lines.

Viewers - Viewer3D (top)
This option allows setting of the properties specific to the 3D viewer that will be applied to it on each display.


  • Auto refresh:
    If checked, the 3-D viewer display will be updated immediately when the user changes its characteristics (if this option is unchecked, click on the icon in the 3D viewer to update it)
  • Display bounding box:
    If checked, the 3D viewer will draw a box around the model representing its overall footprint and will display its dimensions.


  • Automatic zoom fit:
    When checked, the picture is redrawn and centered automatically each time the dimensions of part to display are changed.
  • Enable hardware acceleration on the graphic card:
    Allow TraceParts to use, or not the hardware acceleration for graphic card. It should be deactivated only in case of graphical problem.
  • Enable transition effect between each view:
    When checked, a nice animation is performed each time the user select a part or select another instance of a part.
  • Shaded rendering: If checked, the model will be represented as a solid (see image above)
  • Wireframe rendering: If checked, the model will be wireframe.

Viewers - Viewer3D - Units and Colors (top)
This option allows setting of the 3D viewer display colors and the units used for displaying the dimensions in the 3D viewer (and only in the bounding box).


  • Measurement unit
    By default, TraceParts displays the dimensions in millimeters, but it is possible to use other units. Use the drop-down list to change the unit.






  • Background color (top)
    Click on the colored box at the end of the line to change the viewer upper background color.
  • Background color (bottom)
    Click on the colored box at the end of the line to change the viewer lower background color.
  • Model color
    Click on the colored box at the end of the line to change the model color in the viewer.
  • Multi-colors assembly
    By default, TraceParts uses several colors to draw the different parts of an assembly. If this property is unchecked, the assemblies will be drawn with a single color (the parts of which it is composed will no longer be differentiated).

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