Preferences

 

Settings Tab

Colors:
To change the various colors that Metes and Bounds uses to draw the different components, click on the associated colored rectangle. Press the Defaults button to return the colors back to their original settings.

Include Page Numbers
This option allows you to print the page numbers when printing a full/multi-page drawing.

Show Toolbar in New Drawings
Checking this will cause the toolbar to be visible when a new drawing window opens.

Show Status Bar in New Drawings
Checking this will cause the status bar to be visible when a new drawing window opens.

Show Tab Bar in New Drawings
Checking this will cause the tab bar to be visible when a new drawing window opens.

Scroll Wheel / Gesture
This popup menu allows you to choose how the scroll wheel, or other gestures, will function.

Use 1" Scale Type
Checking this box will cause the scale tape to always draw as 1" instead of the auto-adjusting its size.

Show Rods/Poles/Perch as Rods
When this is checked, the software will show Rods instead of Rods/Poles/Perch in places such as the floating call list and line labels.

Enable Large Scales
Checking this option will increase the size the amount by which the drawing can be zoomed out. However, some features may not respond as expected while this option is turned on.

Default to Meters When Available
When this option is checked, the software will default to meters instead of feet when choosing meters is available. For example, if calls are entered on the main screen, the lengths will be considered to be meters instead of feet. And other forms, such as the floating call list, will default to showing meters instead of feet.

 

Defaults Tab

 

Drawing:
Use this section to set the default scale and other options for new drawings.

Layers:
Press the Set Layer Defaults button to set the current layer's configuration to be used for all new layers. This can be cleared by pressing the Defaults button.