Preferences

The Preferences dialog in the File menu is used to set various global analysis and interface parameters for the Phase2 model program. The options include:

Author / Company

If you enter an Author and Company name in the Preferences dialog, these will be used as the default names in the Project Summary tab of the Project Settings dialog. The Author and Company appear in the Info Viewer summary and can be added to print output.

Custom Title Block Folder

This allows you to choose a folder where user-defined custom title blocks are stored, for customized print output.

Use Fast Intel Solver

If this checkbox is selected, the new Phase2 Compute engine with fast Intel matrix solver, will be used when Compute is selected. If this checkbox is turned off, the original Phase2 compute engine will be used when Compute is selected.

Automatic Liner Removal

This checkbox determines the default status of automatic liner removal, if a liner has been excavated on both sides. See the Automatic Liner Removal topic for details.

Prompt to save in uncompressed (.fea) format

By default Phase2 uses a compressed zip file format (*.fez filename extension) to store all input and output files for a given Phase2 model. If you wish to save model files in the original uncompressed (*.fea) format, you can select this checkbox in Preferences. If this checkbox is selected, you will be prompted by default to save Phase2 models and analysis results in the original uncompressed format.

Show Tabs for Multiple Windows

If this checkbox is selected, tabs will be displayed at the bottom of the application window, when you have multiple files and / or multiple windows open for each file. This allows you to easily switch between different files and / or windows, by selecting the desired tab. If you do not wish the tabs to be displayed then clear this checkbox.

DXF arc discretizations

If you are importing a DXF file into Phase2, this option determines the number of linear segments into which arc entities will be automatically discretized. See the DXF Import topic for more information.

DXF epsilon

If you are importing a DXF file into Phase2, this value determines a tolerance limit for merging closely spaced vertices of the same boundary type. See the DXF Import topic for more information.

Restore all warning / message dialogs

If you select the Reset button, this will restore the display of all warning or message dialogs which may have been turned off by the user.