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Access Methods
Menu: Tools ➤ Options (Options dialog box, Open and Save tab)
Shortcut menu: Right-click in the command window, or (with no commands
active and no objects selected) right-click in the drawing area, and choose
Options.
Command entry: options
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Drawing
Save a Thumbnail Preview Image
Controls whether BMP preview images are saved with the drawing.
(RASTERPREVIEW system variable)
Use the View when Drawing Last Saved
Uses the last saved view to generate the thumbnail preview for the drawing.
Use the Home View
Uses the Home view saved with the drawing to generate the thumbnail preview
for the drawing.
Home View
Set current View as Home
Defines the current view of the drawing as the Home view.
Reset Home to Default
Restores the default Home view.
Sheets and Views
Generate Sheet, Sheet View and Model View Thumbnails
Controls updating of the thumbnail previews in the Sheet Set Manager and
Quick View.
Sheet thumbnails are displayed on the Sheet List tab, sheet view thumbnails
on the View List tab, and model space view thumbnails on the Resource
Drawings tab. (UPDATETHUMBNAIL system variable)
Performance-Accuracy Slider
Specifies when thumbnails are updated and which thumbnails are updated.
(UPDATETHUMBNAIL system variable)
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