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Model-Specific Options
Some of the general options that you can define apply only to the model in which they are set, and affect all users of that model.
Access Project | Settings | Project Options | General
Control system behavior
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File Directory |
Type in the default directory name for the shared files you define on the Files tab of an element's Properties dialog (maximum 50 characters).
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Font Face |
Click on the drop-down arrow and select the font in which to display all element text in diagram renditions of elements.
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Font Size |
Click on the drop-down arrow and select the font size in which to display all element text in diagram renditions of elements. . |
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Clear |
Click on this button to clear the Font Face and Font Size fields.
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Message Spacing |
Type in the vertical gap (in points, between 15 and 45) to maintain between Sequence Messages on a Sequence diagram. This spacing can be overridden manually by dragging a Message up or down.
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Notes
· | In the Corporate, Business and Software Engineering, System Engineering and Ultimate editions of Enterprise Architect, if security is enabled you must have Manage Project Settings permission to set, change or clear the Font Face and Font Size fields |
· | You can also define User Fonts on the Options dialog that apply to any diagram you display in any model; the User font is overridden by the Model font, to ensure that all members of the project team have a consistent and coherent view of the model |
· | Model fonts are themselves overridden by specifically-defined element fonts, so that the element is viewed as designed regardless of the model defaults; to define the font for a specific element, right-click on the element in a diagram and select the Appearance | Set Font context menu option |
· | It is recommended that a project authority sets the Model font, and all project members abide by it and do not change it without project approval; in editions where security is enabled, changes can be restricted by allocating permission only to the project authority |
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