Impact 2023 (Dynamic Constraints Edition) release is available for download, bringing with it a host of new features. Available here.

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Select one of the following options:

  • Optimise for best experience (recommended)
  • Optimise for best performance

These options currently affect only the Highlighter behaviour – and those changes are described below:

  • Enquire Distance Parallel
    Best Experience – after the initial click, only line entities parallel to the initial entity will receive highlighting as the cursor hovers over them.
    Best Performance – after the initial click, any entity will receive highlighting as the cursor hovers over them.
  • Delete
    Best Experience – when creating a deletion marquee, the entities to be deleted will receive highlighting as the marquee encompasses them. When using the CTRL + click method to select multiple entities, entities will receive highlighting as soon as the cursor hovers over them.
    Best Performance – when creating a deletion marquee, no entities receive highlighting. When using the CTRL + click method to delete multiple entities, only the first entity will receive highlighting.
  • Dimension Parallel Entities
    Best Experience – after the initial click, only line entities parallel to the starting entity will receive highlighting as the cursor hovers over them.
    Best Performance – after the initial click, any line entities will receive highlighting as the cursor hovers over them.
  • Select by Example
    Best Experience – as the cursor hovers over any entity (prior to picking), all entities matching the example will also receive highlighting.
    Best Performance – only the initial entity (prior to picking) will receive highlighting.
  • Any Selection Tool using Windows\Box\Rubber Band modes
    Best Experience – entities which are to be selected will receive highlighting as the selection window/box/rubber band cursor hovers over them.
    Best Performance – no entities receive highlighting.
  • Select by Palette
    Best Experience – as the cursor hovers over an entity, all entities matching that palette will receive highlighting.
    Best Performance – only the initial entity (prior to picking) will receive highlighting.
  • Trim Break
    Best Experience – when multiple lines are selected prior to running the tool, (in order to break an entity where it intersects the selected lines), only entities which actually intersect the selected lines will receive highlighting as the cursor hovers over them.
    Best Performance – when multiple lines are selected prior to running the tool, (in order to break an entity where it intersects the selected lines), any entities will receive highlighting as the cursor hovers over them. 
  • Trim Intersect
    Best Experience – after the initial entity selection, only entities which can be trimmed against will receive highlighting.
    Best Performance – after the initial entity selection, any entities which are hovered over will receive highlighting.
  • Trim Reach
    Best Experience – after the initial entity has been picked, only entities which are reachable will receive highlighting as the cursor hovers over them.
    Best Performance – after the initial entity has been picked, any hovered entity will receive highlighting.
  • Trim Trim
    Best Experience – when using the tool to trim geometry, the section of geometry to be removed will receive highlighting. When using the tool to keep geometry, the actual geometry to be kept will receive highlighting.
    Best Performance – when using the tool to trim geometry, the entire entity being hovered over will receive highlighting. When using the tool to keep geometry, no highlighting occurs.

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