The Preferences dialogue can be accessed from the starting IDEA StatiCa app or in a backstage menu of each listed app. Once the changes in preferences are saved, they will be applied to all other apps.
Embedding this feature ensures the following experience:
- Consistent settings across all the apps
- Simplification of users' workflows
- Ability to set all the shared preferences in one place for all the tools at once
An example of usage is defining the default Design code and subcode in the Preferences dialog, causing these parameters to be predefined for all new projects.
More about material defaults for the current project in the Connection app in the article Project item and material management.
How to set the Default state
There are two ways to restore the parameters to their default settings. The default values are prepared in two versions: Imperial and Metric.
1) Reset the whole list of preferences
2) Reset just the specific category
When starting in Checkbot
This integration ensures that settings defined in Checkbot are automatically applied and recognized in the Connection, Detail, and Member items opened within the same Checkbot project, promoting efficiency and reducing the need for manual reconfiguration.
The advantages of shared preferences are currently available for Connection, Member, Detail, and Checkbot applications. The set of preferences available in the dialogue is continuously extended.
Released in IDEA StatiCa version 24.0.
Sharing of preferences via Export/Import
Users can Export and Import the whole preferences set or just a part of it via a .json file and share it with colleagues.
To export and import all preferences, select the appropriate icons in the bottom left corner of the dialog.
To export and import only one chapter of the preferences, a context menu is available when you right-click the chapter in the menu.
Released in IDEA StatiCa version 24.1.