Changing the Order of “Save a Copy” File Types

by Greg Kemner, Northrop Grumman–Cutting Edge Optronics

The config option preferred_save_as_type lets you change the order of the options in the “save a copy” dialog box dropdown menu. This means your most frequently used “save as” file types will appear at the top of the list, eliminating the need to scan through the list every time.

For example, just add these settings to your config file:

Preferred_save_as_type STEP

Preferred_save_as_type JPEG

The “save a copy” dropdown menu will display the STEP file type and then the JPEG file type as the first two items in your list, in whatever order you entered them into your config file.

Figure 1. Default order of the “save a copy” dialog box dropdown menu.

Figure 2. The same list after adding the options to the config.pro file. Note the file types that are now the first two items in the list.

Greg Kemner is a mechanical engineer / CAD systems administrator at Northrop Grumman–Cutting Edge Optronics in St. Charles, Missouri, USA. He can be reached by email at greg.kemner@ngc.com.