On the General tab, you can adjust settings for the overall behavior and appearance of CET.

The General tab in the Control Panel

Work mode

• Work mode: Adjusts appearance and functionality in CET. Read more >>

Snap settings

• Snap points: Change the size of the yellow snap points in the drawing area. Recommended setting is 1.

• Angle Step: The incremental angle adjustment used for rotating or orienting a Symbol.
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  Rotating an existing Symbol with Angle Step at 45 degrees.
  
  Rotating or orienting a Symbol during placement with Angle Step at 45 degrees.

  This Angle Step also applies to the 2D Position Tool. When using the Position Tool, a blue guideline will be displayed and the direction's angle is set according to the specified Angle Step value.
  
  Any rotation or orientation of a Symbol will rotate in the steps set here. However, holding Shift while rotating will ignore this angle step and can rotate with higher precision.
• Arrow key move distance: This option allows you to define how far something will move when using the directional arrow keys on your keyboard.  Dynamic will automatically adjust the distance based on your level of zoom, with the object moving further as the view is zoomed out.  Conversely, the more zoomed in the drawing view is, the smaller the movement will be.  When using the Fixed option, the movement distance will be the same regardless of the level of zoom.

General

• Select a component when a component tab is selected: CET will automatically pick a default component to place in the drawing when switching to a different component tab. For example, if the Wall Drawing tab is selected, a regular straight wall will immediately be on your cursor to place in the drawing.
• Select last component tab at startup: When CET is opened, the last selected component tab from when you last closed the program will be open.
• Show accelerator key hints: Displays the keyboard shortcuts when hovering over the green properties boxes that are displayed when placing components in the drawing area.
• Preview prices: See the current total price in the top right corner of the program window.
• Show measure button in distance fields: Shows the Ruler icon in the distance fields of the quick properties.

• Enable multiple drawings: Allows having up to five drawings opened at the same time. Read more >>