Other settings

Autosave

This part offers setting that is related to automatic project saving functionality which protects the user against loss of data.

Enable autosave	If this check-box is checked, the projects are automatically saved in specified interval.
Clean files	If this check-box is checked, the automatically saved projects are deleted after specified time period.

In the Directories tab  it is possible to specify the folder used for saving autosave files.

Language default

This part offers the selection of language of the environment and output.

Application	The user can select the language of the application environment.
Output	The user can select the default language of the output from the application (e.g. report preview).

It is necessary to restart SCIA Engineer to take effect of language change of both Workspace and Output in all parts of software.

Language of output from Document or Engineering Report is controlled in particular document/report properties.

System

This part offers settings related to the system behaviour, some settings are shown on the Other tab, while others are available on the Debugging tools tab.

FastOpen for documents (disk caching of document layout data)	When enables, the cache file is created to speed up the loading of document data.
MemSave (swapping unused objects to disk, slower but less memory)	When enabled, unused objects are saved to disk which allows to free up the memory. Efficient on computers with small memory.
Product Improvement Program (require administrator privileges and restart of SCIA Engineer)	When enabled, this functionality allows to send statistics helping developers to improve the software.
System information in properties	When enabled, system informations are displayed in the Property panel (just for debugging purposes).
Dataserver information in properties	When enabled, dataserver information is displayed in the Property panel (just for debugging purposes).

Question before deleting results

This part offers setting regarding displaying the dialogue just before erase of results induced by the change of model.

Confirm deleting results	If check-box checked, SCIA Engineer asks the user after the change of model has been done whether to accept the change and delete results or not.
Calculation time threshold [s] (0 means display always)	Defines how long last calculation must have taken to display the question. If last calculation lasted less than specified time, the question will not be displayed.

For setting of application options see chapter Adjusting the application options.