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General Settings lists all settings that are used for all measurements (if applicable).

This is important for all functions that snap to points (e.g. Measurement, Transform, Section).

You can decide what kind of points to snap to when hovering over a model:

Icon	Function	Description
	Free	If enabled, all possible points will be highlighted when moving the mouse pointer over them.
	End	If enabled, the end points of wires/edges are highlighted when moving the mouse pointer over them.
	Center	If enabled, the center points of wires/edges are highlighted when moving the mouse pointer over them.

These options can be combined. For example, the default is End and Center, which snaps the highlighting to the end or center point closest to the mouse position, ignoring all other points. If you also enable Free, all possible points on the geometry are selected, and the highlighting only snaps to an end or center point when you get close to one of them.

These settings can be changed in either ribbon view Measurement or Transform. They are also found in the Scene Settings.

This is important for all functions that pick circles (e.g. Measurement, Transform, Section). It can be changed in either ribbon view Measurement or Transform.

Icon	Function	Description
	Arc	The default is to select a circle by finding arcs in the geometry. If this option fails, a circle can be selected using the 3-points feature.
	3 points	If enabled, you can select three points on the geometry to define a circle for the measurement, transformation or section feature. To determine the three points on the geometry, you first need to set the correct Snap Mode for your selection.

Tip	▪There are advanced settings for calibrating the Arc feature. ▪Click on Settings in the Info Area and switch to the Default tab. In the tree view, navigate to Scene > Tools > Circle detection.

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