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Modify the workspace display, default keyboard shortcuts, and other settings.
Search the Preferences
Search for a setting to show the closest match in the Preferences window. Or use the API to display selectable search results in a dropdown list.

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Get Started
New to Inspire Form? Learn the basics here.
- Workspace
  The Inspire Form workspace includes the ribbon, modeling window, legend, and status bar.
- Basic Functions
  Learn how to select objects, pan and rotate the view, change the units system, and other basic tasks.
- System Requirements
  A list of supported operating systems and minimum requirements for hardware and memory.
- Licensing Features
  Some ribbon tabs are associated with license features. Depending upon the tab you have invoked, additional units may be drawn. These features will be checked out for the duration of the session.
- Workspace
  The Inspire Form workspace includes the ribbon, modeling window, legend, and status bar.
- File Import and Export
  Learn how to import geometry and export results.
- Select and Edit
  Review techniques for selecting and editing objects.
- Adjust the View
  Change the view in the modeling window using the mouse or view controls.
- Move and Snap
  Translate, rotate, and align parts and other objects using the Move tool and snaps.
- Screen Capture
  Record a video or take a snapshot of the screen.
- Units and Measurement
  Change the default unit system, create custom units, and measure geometry features.
- Browse and Organize
  Browse and organize all of the entities in your model.
- Help and User Assistance
  Learn about the forms of help and user assistance available from the product.
- Preferences
  Modify the workspace display, default keyboard shortcuts, and other settings.
  - Open the Preferences
    Open the Preferences window, where you can search for and customize application settings.
  - Search the Preferences
    Search for a setting to show the closest match in the Preferences window. Or use the API to display selectable search results in a dropdown list.
  - Preferences: Workspace
    Define preferences for the user interface, including the display and language.
  - Preferences: Keyboard Shortcuts
    Define preferences for keyboard shortcuts.
  - Preferences: Sketching
    Define preferences for sketching.
  - Preferences: Screen Capture
    Define preferences for video and screen captures.
  - Preferences: Snapping
    Define preferences for snaps.
  - Preferences: Inspire
    Define preferences for mouse controls and options related to how information is calculated and displayed.
  - Preferences: Inspire Form
    Define preferences for General, Feasibility, Blank Nesting, and, Tryout.
- System Requirements
  A list of supported operating systems and minimum requirements for hardware and memory.
- Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
  Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.
Tutorials
Start using Inspire Form with our interactive tutorials.
Parametric Modeling
Create 2D sketches, surfaces, and solids.
Feasibility Setup and Simulation
Perform Feasibility, Blank Fit, and Blank Nesting analyses.
Die Face Design
Open any part in Studio to design the die, and import the die face design into Inspire Form from Studio.
Tryout Setup and Simulation
Perform tryout analyses to validate die designs.
Rendering
Adjust the materials, environment, and properties of objects in the scene to create a photorealistic image.
Geometric Analysis
Analyze the object geometry for negative draft, trim angle, and shortest distance between parts.
Simulation Results
Review forming outcomes through the Analysis Explorer.
Reference
View the glossary or frequently asked questions.
Keyboard Shortcuts and Mouse Controls
Learn keyboard shortcuts and mouse controls for common operations.

Search the Preferences

Search for a setting to show the closest match in the Preferences window. Or use the API to display selectable search results in a dropdown list.

In the search bar, type a keyword. The closest match is shown in the Preferences window.

Tip: Via the API, you can switch between the default filter search mode (above) and the dropdown search mode. In dropdown search mode, as you type a keyword in the search bar, a dropdown list appears, displaying all search results. Select the desired setting from the dropdown list to locate it in the Preferences window.

To switch between filter and dropdown search modes:

void PreferencesDialog::SetSearchMode(PreferencesDialog::SEARCH_MODE searchMode)

To turn on dropdown search mode:

PreferencesDialog::SetSearchMode(PreferencesDialog::POPUP)

To turn on filter search mode:

PreferencesDialog::SetSearchMode(PreferencesDialog::FILTER)