The Aquila driver shows you the following configuration menu for AutoCAD:
1. Display mode: Choose the display mode for your AutoCAD session.
2. Menu colors: Choose the menu colors if desired.
3. Flip Screen on/off (only Rel. 12): If you activate Flip Screen, a VGA text screen is emulated.
4. Enable Display List?: Answering 'No' will end the display list configuration choices; you need not configure it further.
During configuring, you must choose a method of memory management for the display list information. Which method you use will depend upon the type and number of drawing you work with during an AutoCAD session.
Dynamic Memory keeps on growing as it is needed. This requires the least amount of operator interaction, and is the most carefree.
Static Memory is a fixed amount that you will specify. When the display list grows bigger than memory limits, the display list will be shut off.
The static option is a little bit faster, but requires a knowledge of how much memory your drawings will consume.
If you are configuring for Release 12, you will be asked 'Enable 32 bit regens?'. Enabling this feature will greatly reduce regenerations, providing faster operation. The negative aspect of this choice is that Aquila will use more memory for the display list.
Select a memory management scheme:
Dynamic dlist (automatic)? : Answering 'Yes' will select the dynamic scheme. You would then be prompted to select a performance level:
Miserly (1) if you have very little memory in your system,
Normal (2) if you have a normal amount of memory,
High Performance (3) if you have a lot of memory.
If you selected static management (by answering 'No'), then you will be asked to provide a memory size to use. If this is the first time being configured, Aquila will make a suggestion based upon the amount of memory in your system.
Enable redraw list? allows you to enable a faster redraw method. This will consume some additional memory, but it does improve redraw speeds.
If you selected static memory management earlier, then you will be asked to select a memory size for the redraw list. Usually this can be 1/2 to 1/4 of the amount you specified for display list usage.
5. Enable erase buffer? Answering 'Yes' brings up a second question: Erase buffer size?. This will determine the number of erased objects it takes before Aquila will start an automatic cleaning cycle to remove them from the display list. Select a higher value if you plan on doing many large drawing editing.
6. Enable Page-Alarm?: Answering 'Yes' will bring up a second prompt about the sensitivity setting for the Page-Alarm.
7. Edge Pan on/off: Herewith you can activate edge pan. Detailed information about this feature see next section.
8. Birds Eye on/off: Herewith you can activate the Birds Eye feature. Detailed information about this feature see next section.
9. Double click button: Herewith you can define, if a certain feature should be started when double clicking the right mouse button. As default the birds eye feature will be activated.
10. With entering '0' you will leave the configuration menu.
