Settings can be modified on the Characteristics tab of the Settings menu, which influence the recognition of characteristics. Applied settings can be confirmed with OK or Apply, or discarded with Cancel.

The menu can be invoked as follows:

Note Name of the settings group up to version 2.7.13: “Characteristic settings

Option		Function	Default setting
	A characteristic can contain several tags	Specifies that several tags can be assigned to a characteristic.
	Ask before deleting characteristics	Specifies that a confirmation prompt must be confirmed before finally deleting a feature. Note Available from programme version 2.8.0.

Option		Function	Default setting
	Variable characteristics	Defines how the title is formed for characteristics of type Variable.	{CL} {CLSY} {N} {M} {REF}
	Attributive characteristics	Defines how the title is formed for characteristics of type Attributive.	{CL} {TXT}
	Characteristic title per class	Defines how the feature title should be formed for selected classes, regardless of type. A new line can be added with Create (). A line can be deleted with Del. (). Note Available from program version 4.1.0.	Word specification: {TXT}

Rules for the structure of the title formatting

The variable letters described below are enclosed in curly brackets: {…}. The order can be chosen arbitrarily. Spaces are recommended as separators. Successive blanks are combined into one blank. Variables that are not set will not be exported. Any text characters can be used next to the variables; these are always displayed in the title.

Valid as of program version 3.0.0:

Option		Function	Default setting
	Word specifications (texts)	Defines when and if word specifications are to be created: • Create only for single stamping\ • Always create • Never create	Create only for single stamping
	Other attributive characteristics	Defines when and if other attributive characteristics are to be created: • Create only for single stamping\ • Always create • Never create	Always create

Valid until program version 2.10.3:

Option		Function	Default setting
Attributive characteristics are
	always created	Specifies that attributive characteristics are always created when stamping.
	Ignored when stamping areas	Specifies that attributive characteristics are ignored when stamping areas.
	always ignored	Specifies that attributive characteristics can not be stamped.

Note Available from program version 3.0.0.

Option		Function	Default setting
	Characteristics with nominal dimensions zero	Defines when and if characteristics with nominal dimensions zero are to be created: • Create only for single stamping • Always create • Never create	Create only for single stamping
	Auxiliary dimensions	Defines when and if auxiliary dimensions are to be created: • Create only for single stamping • Always create • Never create	Create only for single stamping
	Auxiliary dimensions: Use tolerance tables	Specifies that auxiliary dimensions are generally tolerated.
	Theoretically exact dimensions	Specifies when and if theoretically exact measurements are to be created: • Create only for single stamping • Always create • Never create	Create only for single stamping
	Theoretically exact dimensions: Use tolerance tables	Specifies that theoretically exact dimensions are generally tolerated.
	Rough dimensions	Specifies when and if rough dimensions are to be created: • Create only for single stamping • Always create • Never create Note Available from program version 4.3.0.	Always create
	Rough dimensions: Use tolerance tables	Specifies that theoretically exact dimensions are generally tolerated. Note Available from program version 4.3.0.
	Control dimensions	Specifies when and if control dimensions are to be created: • Create only for single stamping • Always create • Never create Note Available from program version 4.3.0.	Always create
	Dimensions without tolerance entry at nominal dimension	Defines when and whether dimensions are to be created without tolerance entry at the nominal dimension: • Create only for single stamping • Always create • Never create	Always create
	Other variable characteristics	Defines when and if other variable characteristics are to be created: • Create only for single stamping • Always create • Never create	Always create
	Not indicated limit = 0	Defines that the tolerance value 0 is set when creating a characteristic if the limit deviation is not specified in the drawing entry. Example: For 10 +0.1, 0.0 is set for the lower tolerance. Note Available from program version 4.1.9.

Note As of program version 3.0.0, the setting located in “Variable Characteristics” group.

Option		Function	Default setting
Attributive characteristics are
	always created	Specifies that word specifications are always created when stamping.
	Ignored when stamping areas	Specifies that word specifications are ignored when stamping areas.
	always ignored	Specifies that word specifications can not be stamped.

Note As of program version 3.0.0, the setting located in “Variable Characteristics” group.

Option		Function	Default setting
Characteristics from measurements without tolerance entry directly at nominal dimension are
	always created	Specifies that measurements without entry of the dimensions (e.g. ±0.1) or tolerance class (e.g. H7) are always stamped directly at the nominal dimension.
	ignored when stamping areas	Specifies that measurements without entry of the dimensions (e.g. ±0.1) or tolerance class (e.g. H7) are ignored when stamping an area directly at the nominal dimension.
	always ignored	Specifies that measurements without entry of the dimensions (e.g. ±0.1) or tolerance class (e.g. H7) can not be stamped directly at the nominal dimension.

Option		Function	Default setting
	Create limit value as nominal value	Stipulates that the value entered is interpreted as untoleranced nominal value. Upper and lower tolerances are given zero values.
	Create nominal value with upper and lower tolerances	Stipulates that the value entered is interpreted unilaterally as generally toleranced nominal value (with added entry 'min.': upper tolerance = tolerance value; with added entry 'max.': lower tolerance = tolerance value). In each case the remaining tolerance is given a value of zero.
	Create nominal value and limit value as tolerances	Stipulates that the value entered is interpreted as both nominal value and maximum value (with added entry 'max.': lower tolerance = value) or minimum value (with added entry 'min.': upper tolerance = value).
	Create limit value only	Stipulates that an upper limit value (“max.”) is interpreted as upper tolerance and a lower limit value (“min.”) as lower tolerance. The nominal value and the remaining tolerance in each case are given a value of zero.
	Ignore added entry “min./max.”	Stipulates that the added entry “min.” or “max.” is ignored and the value entered is interpreted as generally toleranced nominal value.
	Do not apply zero values in characteristic	Stipulates that the zero values mentioned above are not applied in the “nominal value”, “upper tolerance” or “lower tolerance” fields.

Possible settings based on an example, default setting highlighted in gray:

Note As of program version 3.0.0, the setting located in “Variable Characteristics” group.

Option		Function	Default setting
Characteristics with nominal dimensions zero are
	always created	Specifies that characteristics with the nominal dimensions zero (e.g. with increasing dimensioning and coordinate dimensioning) are always created when stamping.
	Ignored when stamping areas	Specifies that characteristics with the nominal dimensions zero (e.g. with increasing dimensioning and coordinate dimensioning) are ignored when stamping areas.
	always ignored	Specifies that characteristics with the nominal dimensions zero (e.g. with increasing dimensioning and coordinate dimensioning) can not be stamped.

Note As of program version 3.0.0, the setting located in “Variable Characteristics” group.

Option		Function	Default setting
Auxiliary measurements are
	always created	Specifies that auxiliary measurements are always created when stamping.
	Ignored when stamping areas	Specifies that auxiliary measurements are ignored when stamping areas.
	always ignored	Specifies that auxiliary measurements can not be stamped.
	Use tolerances	Specifies that tolerance specifications are assigned to auxiliary dimensions.

Note As of program version 3.0.0, the setting located in “Variable Characteristics” group.

Option		Function	Default setting
Theoretically precise measurements are
	always created	Specifies that theoretically precise measurements are always created when stamping.
	Ignored when stamping areas	Specifies that theoretically precise measurements are ignored when stamping areas.
	always ignored	Specifies that theoretically precise measurements can not be stamped.
	Use tolerances	Specifies that theoretically precise measurements are generally tolerated.

Option		Function	Default setting
Processing of shape and positional tolerances:
	Nominal dimension = width of the tolerance zone; upper tol. = 0; lower tol. = 0	Specifies that the width of the tolerance zone is interpreted as the nominal dimension during stamping.
	Nominal dimension = width of the tolerance zone; upper tol. = 0; lower tol. = (-1) x width of the tolerance	Specifies that the width of the tolerance zone during stamping is interpreted as the nominal dimension and as the lower tolerance value with a negative nominal dimension.
	Nominal dimension = 0; upper tol. = width of the tolerance zone; lower tol. = 0	Specifies that the width of the tolerance zone is interpreted as the upper tolerance value during stamping.
	Nominal dimension = width of the tolerance zone; upper tol. = width of the tolerance zone; lower tol. = 0	Specifies that the width of the tolerance zone during stamping is interpreted as the nominal dimension and as the upper tolerance value.
	Nominal dimension = 0; upper tol. = (0,5) × width of the tolerance zone; lower tol. = (-0,5) × width of the tolerance zone	Specifies that the width of the tolerance zone is interpreted symmetrically divided as upper and lower tolerance value when stamping. Note Available from program version 4.4.5.
	Zero values are not applied in the characteristic	Specifies that the zero values named above are not applied in the “Nominal dimension”, “Upper tolerance” / “Lower tolerance” fields.

Possible settings based on an example, default setting highlighted in gray:

Option		Function	Default setting
	Nominal dimension = limit value; upper tol. = 0; lower tol. = 0	Specifies that the limit value from the surface specification in the characteristic is set as the nominal dimension.
	Nominal dimension = limit value; upper tol. = 0; lower tol. = (-1) x limit value	Specifies that the limit value from the surface specification in the characteristic is set as the nominal dimension and lower tolerance limit with negative sign.
	Nominal dimension = 0; upper tol. = limit value; lower tol. = 0	Specifies that the limit value from the surface specification in the characteristic is set as the upper tolerance limit.
	Nominal dimension = limit value; upper tol. = limit value; lower tol. = 0	Specifies that the limit value from the surface specification in the characteristic is set as the nominal dimension and upper tolerance limit.
	Zero values are not applied in the characteristic	Specifies that the zero values named above are not applied in the “Nominal dimension”, “Upper tolerance” and “Lower tolerance” fields.

Possible settings based on an example, default setting highlighted in gray: