SMS:Preferences
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The Edit | Preferences command brings up the Preferences dialog. The Preferences Dialog contains the following tabs:
General
- Startup
- Default Module - Specify the active module at startup.
- Default 2D Mesh Model - Specify the active 2D Mesh Module Model at startup.
- Default 2D Cartesian Grid Model - Specify the active 2D Cartesian Grid Module] Model at startup.
- Default Coverage Type - Specify the active Map Module Coverage Type at startup.
- File IO
- XMDF File Compression - Use compression when saving XMDF files.
- Override temp directory - Specify the location where SMS temporary files are written.
- View Data File Option
- Ask for Program - SMS will prompt the user to specify the program used to open a data file when the File | View Data File command is called.
- Deletions
- Confirm Deletions - Whenever a set of selected objects is about to be deleted, the user can choose to be prompted to confirm the deletion. This is meant to prevent accidental deletion of objects.
- Model Priority - Models can be launched using a particular process priority. This priority specifies how the operating system should treat the process. We recommend using the "Above Normal", "Normal", or "Below Normal" options in most circumstances. The options are as follows:
- Realtime - Highest priority. May cause machine to become unresponsive. Use with extreme care.
- High - Only allows realtime process to go before it. Can use nearly all CPU cycles. Use with extreme care.
- Above Normal - Takes priority over normal processes. Will take CPU cycles before normal applications do.
- Normal - No special scheduling takes place. This is the normal default.
- Below Normal - Allows processes with normal priority to run first, but runs before low priority processes.
- Low - The process will only run when the system is idle.
- Default - The process will be launched with the same priority as it's parent (SMS in this case).
- Copy to Clipboard
- Scale factor - When copying the contents of the main graphics window to clipboard, the resolution can be increase by specifying a scale factor greater than 1.0.
Images
- Image Pyramids - Specify whether SMS will always, never, or prompt to build image pyramids.
- TIFF -> JPEG Conversion - When a TIFF file is opened in SMS, the file is copied and saved as a JPEG file. You can specify where the JPEG copy of the image file is saved.
File Locations
- Model Executables - Specify the location of numerical model executables.
- Other Files - Specify the location of files used by SMS (LeProvost tidal database, LATLON conversion files, etc.).
Project Explorer
Options to:
- Force active scalar and vector datasets to be in the same folder
- Add diagnostic files when reading model solutions
Toolbars
Options to turn the following toolbars on or off:
Time
See the Time Step Window article for an explanation of absolute and relative time.
The default format of the time steps in the Time Step Window can be set.
The following Time Step Window options:
- Available times based on:
- Active datasets (current module only)
- All available times (all modules)
- Data set time step rounding - When times are shown from multiple data sets, the time selected in the Time Step Window may not be a time step used by all data sets. SMS can:
- Interpolate to exact time - interpolate the data set values for the selected time step from the nearest time steps that do have data. If the selected time step is before/after all of the time steps, the first/last time step values will be used.
- Use nearest time - use the data set values from the nearest time step.
Map
Options to:
- Snap feature objects to displayed inactive coverage nodes and vertices when creating new feature objects.
Related Topics
Modules: Mesh Module · Cartesian Grid Module · Scatter Module · Map Module · GIS Module · Particle Module
Models: ADCIRC · BOUSS-2D · CGWAVE · CMS-Flow · CMS-Wave · FESWMS · FVCOM · Generic Mesh Model · GENESIS · HYDRO AS-2D · PTM · SRH-2D · Steering · STWAVE · TABS · TUFLOW
