Options Commands in 9.1

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This section shows the Options Commands in SysCAD 9.1. Most of these items are in the Tools menu in SysCAD 9.2. Refer to Tools Commands for SysCAD 9.2.

Contents 1 General 1.1 Global 1.2 Other 2 Archive Options 3 OPC Options 4 DDE Options... 5 Reports 6 Command Scripts 7 Compare Scenarios 8 Browse Historian Tags 9 License 9.1 Issue Trial License 9.2 License Location 9.3 License Authorisation 9.4 Kill Current License 9.5 License Transfer Out 9.6 Direct License Transfer 9.7 License Information 9.8 Network Users 9.9 Register License Transfer 9.10 License Transfer In 9.11 Reset Service

General

Command Button

Command Path Options, General

Short Cut Key Ctrl+A

This command opens the General dialog box.

• Global: this tab page covers various configuration options; the options will be explained in the next heading.

• Defaults: this tab page covers various configuration options; the options will be explained in the next heading.

• Mouse: This tab page allows the user to assign mouse click actions to a list of functions. Refer to section Mouse Click on Graphics Symbols.

• Toolbars: This allows configuration of the toolbars. Refer to section General Features - Toolbars.

• Trends: This contains some Trend Window settings. Refer to section Trend Window - General Options - Trend Window

• Colours:: The Graphics Window display colour options can be customised via this tab page. Refer to section Getting Around SysCAD - Graphics Window - Graphics Symbols Displaying Colours.

• Stats: Refer to Recording Statistics.

• Snapshots: This tab page sets the naming convention for snapshots. Refer to section Save Snapshot

Global

Default UtilityDB Format

This option tells SysCAD which MS Access Driver to use while starting SysCAD. For example, if the user has MS Access 97 but wants to load up a project saved (by others) with MS Access 2000 format. It will then be necessary to force SysCAD to load with an Access 2000 Driver. Default Database format

This sets the global default database formats.

Show Evaluation Order Window

If this option is selected, the Evaluation Order window will be visible by default. Otherwise, the user can still view this window by selection View - Evaluation Order.

Use select window list instead of select window dialog

The select window list is a permanent window that displays at the top left hand side of the screen; user can use this list to toggle between windows.

The select window dialog will also allow user to toggle between windows; however, it closes after selection has been made. See Select Window.

Show Dialog tool tips

Toggles tool tips on the dialog boxes on or off.

Prompt to load previous project at start-up

When SysCAD is started, the user is given the option to load the previous project.

Cascade windows after project load

All windows will be cascaded when the project is loaded.

Server Startup Timeout (Seconds)

This is only valid if SysCAD is connected to other servers.

Text Editor:

The user may specify the text editor used for external text files. This will mainly be used to load pgm files in SysCAD.

NOTES:

1. Kenwalt recommends the use of Notepad++ as an alternative to Notepad for PGM file editing. Please see Using Notepad++ for further information on setting up Notepad++ with SysCAD pgm files.
2. If an editor other than notepad is used, the full path for the editor needs to be given.
3. For more information on Notepad++ and TextPad, where to get it and how to set it up, please refer to our documentation [SysCAD website]. User account is required to access this file.

Other

This was previously named the 'Defaults' tab page.

Graphics - Defer Load:

If a SysCAD project contains many graphics page, this option can be used to speed up loading of the project. SysCAD does not need to have all the graphics loaded in order for it to solve. The graphics display is only for the user's benefits. If this option is selected, SysCAD will load only blank Graphics Windows when a project is opened. The window title bar will inform the user the contents of the Graphics Windows. When the graphics for a Graphics Window is required, click on the blank Graphics Window and SysCAD will ask for confirmation of loading of drawing.

Graphics - Auto load on Touch:

If the Defer load is selected, (see above) the auto load on touch option could be used in conjunction to auto load the drawing when the blank Graphics Window is clicked on.

Graphics - Load all Now:

If the Defer load is selected, (see above) the load all now option could be used to load all the drawings.

Graphics - Update all Annotation Blocks

Updates all Annotation blocks when solve / run is stopped.

Graphics - Update animation

Updates all dynamic fill displays while solving or running the simulation.

In Build 116 or later, user can size the graphics/trend windows together or separately.Window Behaviour - Graphics

1. Separate - This is how SysCAD has been behaving up till SysCAD 9.0 Build 115.
2. Size Together - When a Graphics window is being sized, all graphics windows will be affected.
3. Move Together - When a Graphics window is being moved, all graphics windows will be moved.
4. Move and Size Together - When a Graphics window is size or moved, all graphics windows will be affected.
5. Treat as one - SysCAD will display only ONE Graphics window, user can use the View | Explorer or Windows | Select Window to cycle through the different graphics pages.

Window Behaviour - Trends

1. Separate - This is how SysCAD has been behaving up till SysCAD 9.0 Build 115.
2. Size Together - When a Trend window is being sized, all trend windows will be affected.
3. Move Together - When a Trend window is being moved, all Trend windows will be moved.
4. Move and Size Together - When a Trend window is size or moved, all Trend windows will be affected.
5. Treat as one - SysCAD will display only ONE Trend window, user can use the View | Explorer or Windows | Select Window to cycle through the different trend pages.

Database Options - Remove previous revisions

This is the default selection for the Save Project Version...Save Project Version... or Save Project As...|Save | Save Project As... Save as Dialog box. Database Options - Copy DB Files

This is the default selection for the Project Save Project Version... or Project Save Project As...|Save | Save Project As... Save as Dialog box.

Archive Options

Command Path Options, Archive Options

This command will become available if

• Archive Reporter On option is selected from the Project Settings - Archive tab page and
• SysCAD Archive configuration (.sac) file is properly loaded.

Once in use, SysCAD will store information to an access database/CSV/text files when conditions are met. For more information on the Archive Options, see Archive Reporter and Archive Options.

OPC Options

Command Path Options, OPC Options

This command will become available if

• OPC Server license option is enabled;
• OPC Server On option is selected from the Project - Configure - Connection tab page.

This option is used to report OPC communication status. See Data Sharing - OPC.

DDE Options...

Command Path Options, DDE Options...

This command will become available if DDE On option is selected from the Project - Configure - Connection tab page.

This command is used to report DDE communication status. See Data Sharing - DDE.

Reports

Command Button

Command Path Options, Reports

Short Cut Key Ctrl+R

This command is used for Set Tag and Get Tag reports. See SysCAD Reports.

Command Scripts

Command Path Options, Command Scripts...

This command is used to load and run command script files. Refer to the section on Command Scripts for more details.

Compare Scenarios

Command Path Options, Compare Scenarios...

This is the same as File, Snapshot/Scenario - Compare Scenario

Browse Historian Tags

Command Path Options, Browse Historian Tags

This opens the Historian Slot Configuration dialog box. Refer to the section on Historian for more information.

License

Command Path Options, License

SysCAD is protected by the CrypKey Software Licensing system. The various licensing options and information are explained in the following headings. If SysCAD is not licensed, it will run in the demonstration mode where the SysCAD project size is limited, that is you are only allowed a limited number of graphics and Trend Windows. The number of units and historian data are also limited.

Related Topics: Licence Transfer.

Issue Trial License

Command Path Options, License, Issue Trial License

This will issue a trial SysCAD license for limited period. It will allow new users to evaluate the full functionality of SysCAD with larger projects before purchasing. WARNING: The trial license can only be issued once!

License Location

Command Path Options, License, License Location

This opens the License Location dialog box.

The default location of the license is on the local machine at \SysCAD91\License\Syscad.exe.

If the license is located on the network, you can tell SysCAD the location of the shared network license by using the Browse button or typing in the location (which may be a UNC path) to find the location of the license.

This option is not available if the license location has been forced by using the command line option "/l:" (lower case L for Location) to set the license location. This is usualy done when creating multiple shortcuts on the desktop to use license located at different locations.

For normal use, where the license location override option is not used, SysCAD remembers the last license location. This is stored in the file "SysCAD.Machine.ini" in the \SysCAD91\Basefiles folder.

License Authorisation

Command Button

Command Path Options, License, License Authorisation

This will open the License Authorisation dialog box. It is used to issue or upgrade a SysCAD license. When a SysCAD license or upgrade is required:

Contact KWA and provide the Site Code

KWA will then supply a Site Key

Type in the Site Key and press Update.

Kill Current License

Command Path Options, License, Kill Current License

When required, this is used to permanently remove the current license. A confirmation code will be given by SysCAD to verify the removal of the license. SysCAD will return to the demonstration mode.

License Transfer Out

Command Path Options, License, License Transfer Out

This command is used when you want to transfer the current SysCAD license to an unlicensed copy of SysCAD. This is used when the two copies of SysCAD are located at different machines and the two machines are not networked together. Please refer to Licence Transfer for step-to-step instructions on Licence transfer.

Direct License Transfer

Command Path Options, License, Direct License Transfer

This command is used when you want to transfer the current SysCAD license to an unlicensed copy of SysCAD. Please refer to Licence Transfer for step-to-step instructions on Direct Licence transfer.

This command can also be used to move SysCAD license to a new location within the same machine.

License Information

Command Button

Command Path Options, License, License Information

This lists the current license information, which include information such as the expiry date, SysCAD options and restrictions.

Network Users

Command Path Options, License, Network Users

This option is only available to users with Network licence. It lists all users currently occupying the network licence.

Register License Transfer

Command Path Options, License, Register License Transfer

This command is used when you want to transfer the current SysCAD license to an unlicensed copy of SysCAD. This is used when the two copies of SysCAD are located at different machines and the two machines are not networked together. Please refer to Licence Transfer for step-to-step instructions on Licence transfer.

License Transfer In

Command Path Options, License, License Transfer In

This command is used when you want to transfer the current SysCAD license to an unlicensed copy of SysCAD. This is used when the two copies of SysCAD are located at different machines and the two machines are not networked together. Please refer to Licence Transfer for step-to-step instructions on Licence transfer.

Reset Service

Command Path Options, License, Reset Service

When network licences are not released properly due to abnormal closure of the program, use this command to reset the crypkey service.