Thumbnail Preview Settings Dialog Box
 
 
 
Quick Reference

Controls whether thumbnail previews are updated when the drawing is saved.

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)

Information Panel

Displays information about the current position of the slider.

Named Views

Sets the size for thumbnails created for named views.

Named views

Sets the maximum size of the named views.