Settings

The following Settings can be modified in IGS, this menu is activated by the button Settings in the toolbar.

General settings

The general setings can be modified:

• autoupdate: It updates form and force diagrams automatically after a modification is imposed in one of them. The default value is off.

• bi-directional: It activates the module to perform modification on both diagrams after constraints are applied.

• max_deviation: Sets the maximum deviation allowed by the program. If the angle deviations are higher than this parameter warnings will show in the screen.

Form display settings

The display settings can be modified for the form diagram, such as:

• colors: the default colors used can me modified by the user.

• show: a series of addititonal visualisation settings can be turned on or off by the user. Options include showing thicker pipes on the edges, displaying edge/vertex labels, etc.

• scale of force-pipes: The scale of the force pipes can be set directly on this FormObject display setting.

Force display settings

The display settings can be modified for the force diagram, such as:

• colors: the default colors used can me modified by the user.

• show: a series of addititonal visualisation settings can be turned on or off by the user. Options such as displaying edge/vertex labels, etc.

• rotate: The force diagram can be rotated of 90 degrees, such that reciprocal edges are perpendicular instead of parallel.