Controls whether thumbnail previews are updated when the drawing is saved.
Access Methods
Options dialog box, Open and Save tab
List of Options
The following options are displayed.
Drawing
- Save a Thumbnail Preview Image
Controls whether thumbnail preview images are saved within the drawing.
(THUMBSAVE system variable)
- Use the View when Drawing Last Saved
Uses the last saved view to generate the thumbnail preview for the drawing.
- Use the Home View
Uses the Home view saved with the drawing to generate the thumbnail preview for the drawing.
Home View
- Set current View as Home
Defines the current view of the drawing as the Home view.
- Reset Home to Default
Restores the default Home view.
Sheets and Views
- Generate Sheet, Sheet View and Model View Thumbnails
Controls updating of the thumbnail previews for views and layouts.
(UPDATETHUMBNAIL system variable)
Sheet thumbnails are displayed on the Sheet List tab, sheet view thumbnails on the View List tab, and model space view thumbnails on the Resource Drawings tab.
- Performance-Accuracy Slider
Specifies when thumbnails are updated and which thumbnails are updated. (UPDATETHUMBNAIL system variable)
- Information Panel
Displays information about the current position of the slider.
Named Views
- Maximum size in pixels
Specifies the display resolution in pixels for all thumbnail previews. The default value is 512 x 512 pixels. (THUMBSIZE system variable - not available in AutoCAD LT)
- Use this setting for 2D wireframe previews
Specifies whether the size of 2D wireframe thumbnail previews is controlled by maximum size in pixels settings. By default, the preview will have a maximum size of 256 pixels.