3.2 Geometry options

Geometry options control the behavior of geometry commands, as well as the way geometrical entities are handled in the graphical user interface. For the signification of the `Saved in:' field in the following list, see General options.

Geometry.AutoCoherence

Should all duplicate entities be automatically removed?
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.CirclePoints

Number of points used to draw a circle/ellipse
Default value: 20
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.ExtrudeReturnLateralEntities

Add lateral entities in lists returned by extrusion commands?
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.ExtrudeSplinePoints

Number of control points for splines created during extrusion
Default value: 5
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.HighlightOrphans

Highlight orphan entities (lines connected to a single surface, etc.)?
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Light

Enable lighting for the geometry
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.LightTwoSide

Light both sides of surfaces (leads to slower rendering)
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Lines

Display geometry curves?
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.LineNumbers

Display curve numbers?
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.LineSelectWidth

Display width of selected lines (in pixels)
Default value: 2
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.LineType

Display lines as solid color segments (0), 3D cylinders (1) or tapered cylinders (2)
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.LineWidth

Display width of lines (in pixels)
Default value: 2
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Normals

Display size of normal vectors (in pixels)
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.OCCFixSmallEdges

Fix small edges in STEP, IGES and BRep models
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.OCCFixSmallFaces

Fix small faces in STEP, IGES and BRep models
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.OCCSewFaces

Sew faces in STEP, IGES and BRep models
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.OldCircle

Use old circle description (compatibility option for old Gmsh geometries)
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.OldNewReg

Use old newreg definition for geometrical transformations (compatibility option for old Gmsh geometries)
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Points

Display geometry points?
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.PointNumbers

Display points numbers?
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.PointSelectSize

Display size of selected points (in pixels)
Default value: 5
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.PointSize

Display size of points (in pixels)
Default value: 4
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.PointType

Display points as solid color dots (0), 3D spheres (1) or scaled spheres (2)
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.ScalingFactor

Global geometry scaling factor
Default value: 1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.SnapX

Snapping grid spacing along the X-axis
Default value: 0.1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.SnapY

Snapping grid spacing along the Y-axis
Default value: 0.1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.SnapZ

Snapping grid spacing along the Z-axis
Default value: 0.1
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Surfaces

Display geometry surfaces?
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.SurfaceNumbers

Display surface numbers?
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.SurfaceType

Surface display type (0=cross, 1=wireframe, 2=solid
Default value: 2
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Tangents

Display size of tangent vectors (in pixels)
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Tolerance

Geometrical tolerance
Default value: 1e-06
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Volumes

Display geometry volumes? (not implemented yet)
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.VolumeNumbers

Display volume numbers? (not implemented yet)
Default value: 0
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.Points

Normal geometry point color
Default value: {90,90,90}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.Lines

Normal geometry curve color
Default value: {0,0,255}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.Surfaces

Normal geometry surface color
Default value: {128,128,128}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.Volumes

Normal geometry volume color
Default value: {255,255,0}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.Selection

Selected geometry color
Default value: {255,0,0}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.HighlightZero

Highlight 0 color
Default value: {255,0,0}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.HighlightOne

Highlight 1 color
Default value: {255,150,0}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.HighlightTwo

Highlight 2 color
Default value: {255,255,0}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.Tangents

Tangent geometry vectors color
Default value: {255,255,0}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.Normals

Normal geometry vectors color
Default value: {255,0,0}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName

Geometry.Color.Projection

Projection surface color
Default value: {0,255,0}
Saved in: General.OptionsFileName