Application-Wide Options

QuickField Options panel may be displayed using the command Tools/Options in the main menu, or by pressing the button in the toolbar.

Left pane of the window shows the list of the options, and the pages for viewing/editing the chosen option are shown in the right pane. Pressing the OK button saves the options. Options are stored separately for each user of the computer.

• Option Problem location allows selection of the folder, where the search starts for loading or saving the problem files. If this field is empty, search starts from the current folder.
• QuickField may open the last used problem at start. This behavior may be cancelled using the switch Open last problem.
• Length units may be adjusted anytime individually for each problem. Default value is meter, but it may be changed using the Length Units option.
• Selection of the temperature units was introduced in QuickField 6.3SP1. In the problems created by previous QuickField versions all temperatures are considered in Kelvin.

  

  Temperature units, selected in the Option panel, are applied to all QuickField problems. They are used for display of temperatures in numerical values or plots, but do not affect the stored data and results which are always kept in Kelvins.
  If it is necessary to enter the numerical value or formula in units other than set in the Options panel - it can be done by addition the suffix ",K" for Kelvins, ",C" for Celsius degrees or ",F" for Fahrenheit degrees to the right of the value.
     For example: 10+25*(t-1), K
  Comma separates the value and temperature unit. Unit letter may be lowercase or uppercase. Suffix with temperature units is shown in the string only if the value is defined by formula and temperature units in it are different from the default units.

• The number precision option allows selection of the significant digits number ranging from 2 to 8 in the data entry fields or in the results display. Some parameters are displayed with the precision one less or one more than set in this option. Default precision is 5. This value is appropriate for most users.
• The option DXF import tolerance sets the allowed geometrical tolerance as a fraction from the model size, which may also be defined in the geometric model properties panel. If the distance between nodes is less than the set tolerance they will be merged during the import.
• Default number of the color levels for the QuickField color map display is 20. This parameter can be changed using the Color grades option.
• The option Animation step is related to the AC problems, i.e. problems formulated in the frequency domain. Default frame step for the animated field presentation is 5 degrees. This parameter may be adjusted here.
• Model editor and circuit editor save the history of user actions for possibility of reversing them. Maximal undo level is 100 commands. This value should satisfy most of QuickField users, but if necessary it may be changed using the option Undo depth. Larger value of the undo depth uses more memory.
• Postprocessor option allows you to choose which postprocessor to use.