3.3.20. UI Options

The UI Options group includes the following categories and preferences.

Category	Preference	Description
Main Window Title Theme (Windows Only)	Merge Ribbon with Title Bar	This preference merges the title bar of the Mechanical interface with the ribbon in order to save space. When active, there is a potential display issue. If you are working in full screen mode (only) and you are running a lengthy process, it is possible that the application becomes unresponsive (“not responding”). In this situation, the Mechanical interface enlarges and covers your entire screen – including the Task Bar. This is undesirable. To eliminate this display limitation, given the required situation, disable the preference. Options include Yes (default) and No.
	Shown Application Name in Title	Turn the display of the application name shown in the title bar on and off. Options include Yes (default) and No.
	Show License in Title	Turn the display of the license currently in use in the title bar on and off. Options include Yes (default) and No.
Style (Windows Only)	Color Theme	When you first install and launch the application, you are prompted to select a desired theme. Options include Light, Dark, and Classic. At any time after this initial selection, you can change the theme using this preference.
Style (Windows Only)	Use Color Theme in Geometry Window	Use this preference to select the background color of the Geometry window. Options include Yes (default) and No. If set to Yes, the application uses the background color of the selected Color Theme. If set to No, Mechanical uses the background colors selected in Workbench (Tools > Options > Appearance).
Tooltip	Show Tooltips	Show/hide all tooltips for all available options. Options include Yes (default) and No. Setting this option to No hides all tooltips and the options below become ineffective.
	Show Mini Toolbar Tooltips	Show/hide tooltips for the Mini Selection Toolbar. Options include Yes (default) and No.
	Show Menu Tooltips	Show/hide tooltips for options on right-click context menu. Options include Yes (default) and No.
	Show Details View Tooltips	Show/hide tooltips for the properties contained in the Details pane. Options include Yes (default) and No.
Window Manager	Pane Opacity	This preference enables you to modify the transparency of the interface panes. The default setting is 100. The supported entry range is 10-100.
Engineering Data	Mechanical View	Options include None and Windows (default). Selecting None returns the material assignment display and menu options to the previous layout and behavior.
Context Tab	Common Groups Visibility	This preference enables you to hide the tab groups Outline, Solve, and Insert from Context tabs. By default, these groups are displayed on the various Context tabs. The options for this setting are Show (default) and Hide. Note: This setting does not apply to the Project, Named Selection, Remote Point, and Convergence Context tabs as they only display these three groups. If you select multiple objects in the Outline, these groups automatically display regardless of this setting. When the Hide setting is specified, the groups again become hidden once a single object is selected.
	Edit and Combo Box Visibility	Options include Show (default) and Hide. If you select the Hide option, the application hides all the editable and combo boxes available in context tabs and places them in a newly displayed ribbon tab titled "Miscellaneous". For this change to take place, you need to restart the Mechanical application.
	Refresh Wait for Controls Deletion (Windows Only)	When you switch between objects in the Outline that have an associated context tab (Model, Mesh, Solution, etc.), the application uses a specific sequence for displaying the options and controls on the ribbon for each associated context tab. This preference optimizes this presentation sequence. Options include Yes (default) and No.
Mini Selection Toolbar	Mini Selection Toolbar Visibility	This preference enables you to hide or display (default) the Mini Selection Toolbar. Options include Show (default) and Hide.
Progress	Hide Progress Window	This preference enables you to hide (default) or display the progress windows of certain application processes, such as attaching geometry, mesh generation, and the solution process. The progress for these processes is also displayed in the status bar. Options include Yes (default) and No.
Scripting	New Scripting UI	Based on a scripting interface update, the Mechanical Scripting interface is now the default. If desired, you can revert to the ACT Console interface using this setting. Mechanical must be restarted to implement the change. Options include Yes (default) and No.
Default Quick Launch Result Categories^[a]	Ribbon Items	Options include Show (default) and Hide.
	Context Items	Options include Show (default) and Hide.
	Preference Items	Options include Show (default) and Hide.
	Pane Toolbar Items	Options include Show (default) and Hide.
	Tree Items	Options include Show and Hide (default) .
Delay Loading	Tree	This preference tells the application to import, but not display, all upstream data associated with the geometry, contact conditions, and Named Selections. You simply expand (plus symbol) the corresponding object to display the geometry, etc. This can be a useful feature for models that include many parts, contact conditions, or Named Selections. Options include Enable and Disable (default).
Pause View Update	Details	This preference enables you to halt Details pane updates. Options include Yes and No (default).
Toolbar Customization	Show All Categories	This preference enables you to display all of the options available in the application. All toolbars from all panes, all commands from all Ribbon tabs, User Buttons, External ACT Extensions, etc. This gives you maximum flexibility for toolbar customization. Options include Yes and No (default).
UI Controls	Ribbon/Toolbar Refresh	Options include Automatic (default) and Manual. If set to Automatic, the application refreshes the ribbon and toolbar controls every 100ms. If set to Manual, the application does not refresh automatically. Rather, it refreshes only as a result of certain actions taken in the application. Refreshing options ensures proper display and operation.
UI Controls	Details View Combo Boxes	This preference enables you to change the default setting for the ability to search drop-down lists in the Details view. Options include Searchable (default) and Non-Searchable.

^[a]Display or hide the Quick Launch pane groupings. These settings affect only the default search results. Results using the shortcut options "(@" symbol) are not affected.